Governance Documents

Governance Guidelines

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (the “Company”) has adopted the following Corporate Governance Guidelines (the “Guidelines”) to assist the Board in the exercise of its duties and responsibilities and to serve the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. The Guidelines shall be applied in a manner consistent with all applicable laws and the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. and the Company’s charter and bylaws, each as amended and in effect from time to time. The Guidelines provide a framework for the conduct of the Board’s business. The Board may modify or make exceptions to the Guidelines from time to time in its discretion and consistent with its duties and responsibilities to the Company and its stockholders.

A: Director Responsibilities

1. Oversee Management of the Company. The principal responsibility of the directors is to oversee the management of the Company and, in so doing, serve the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. This responsibility includes:

• Reviewing and approving fundamental operating, financial and other corporate plans, strategies and objectives.
• Evaluating the performance of the Company and its executive officers.
• Hiring and terminating the executive officers of the Company.
• Evaluating the Company’s compensation programs on a regular basis.
• Establishing a corporate environment that promotes timely and effective disclosure, sufficient controls, procedures and incentives, fiscal accountability, high ethical standards and compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
• Reviewing and approving material transactions and commitments not entered into in the ordinary course of business.
• Developing a corporate governance structure that permits the Board to fulfill its responsibilities.
• Providing advice and assistance to the Company’s executive officers.  Evaluating the overall effectiveness of the Board and its committees.

2. Exercise Business Judgment. In discharging their fiduciary duties of care, loyalty and candor, directors are expected to exercise their business judgment to act in what they reasonably believe to be the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.

3. Understand the Company and its Business. Directors have an obligation to become and remain informed about the Company and its business, including the following:

• The principal operational and financial objectives, strategies and plans of the Company.
• The results of operations and financial condition of the Company and of significant subsidiaries and business segments.
• The relative standing of the business segments within the Company and vis-à-vis competitors.
• The risks and problems that affect the Company’s business and prospects.

4. Establish Effective Systems. Directors are responsible for determining that effective systems are in place for the periodic and timely reporting to the Board on important matters concerning the Company, including the following:

• Current business and financial performance, the degree of achievement of approved objectives and the need to address forward-planning issues.
• Future business prospects and forecasts, including actions, facilities, personnel and financial resources required to achieve forecasted results.
• Financial statements, with appropriate segment or divisional breakdowns.
• Compliance programs to assure the Company’s compliance with law and corporate policies.
• Material litigation and governmental and regulatory matters.
• Monitoring and, where appropriate, responding to communications from stockholders.

Directors should also periodically review the integrity of the Company’s internal control and management information systems.

5. Board, Stockholder and Committee Meetings. Directors are responsible for attending Board meetings, meetings of committees on which they serve and the annual meeting of stockholders, and devoting the time needed, and meeting as frequently as necessary, to discharge their responsibilities properly.

6. Reliance on Management and Advisors. The directors are entitled to rely in good faith on the Company’s executive officers, senior executives and its outside advisors, auditors and legal counsel.

B: Director Qualification Standards

1. Independence. Except as may otherwise be permitted by NYSE rules, a majority of the members of the Board shall be independent directors. To be considered independent: (1) a director must be independent as determined under Section 303A.02(b) of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual and (2) in the Board’s judgment (based on all relevant facts and circumstances), the director does not have a material relationship with the Company (either directly or as a partner, shareholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the Company).

2. Size of the Board. The Company’s charter provides that the Board shall consist of no less than three members and no more than fifteen members. The Board believes the current size of the Board is appropriate given the Company’s present circumstances, but that a smaller or larger Board may be appropriate at any given time, depending on circumstances and changes in the Company’s business.

3. Other Directorships.

1. Directors and the Company’s executive officers must receive approval from the Chairman of the Board and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in advance of accepting an invitation to serve, or being publicly reflected as a nominee to serve, on the board of another public company. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall take into account the nature of and time involved in a director’s service on other boards (including leadership positions on those boards) in evaluating the suitability of individual directors and making its recommendations to the Board. Service on boards and/or committees of other organizations shall comply with the Company’s conflict of interest policies.
2. Directors generally will serve on no more than four boards of public companies (including the Company’s Board) or, if the Director is serving as an executive officer of a public company, no more than two boards of public companies (including the Company’s Board).

4. Tenure. The Board does not believe it should establish term limits. Term limits could result in the loss of directors who have been able to develop, over a period of time, increasing insight into the Company and its operations and an institutional memory that benefit the entire membership of the Board as well as management. However, the Board does believe that a mandatory retirement age for directors is appropriate and has adopted the policy that an individual may not stand for election or reelection to the Board if such individual (i) has reached 75 years of age or (ii) would reach 75 years of age during such individual’s term as a director if elected or re-elected; provided, however, from time to time the Board may re-nominate a director for additional terms if the Board determines that due to such director’s unique capabilities and/or special circumstances, such re-nomination is in the best interest of the Company.

5. Selection of New Director Candidates. Except where the Company is legally required by contract, bylaw or otherwise to provide third parties with the ability to nominate directors, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall be responsible for (i) identifying individuals qualified to become Board members, consistent with criteria approved by the Board, and (ii) recommending to the Board the persons to be nominated for election as directors at any meeting of stockholders and the persons to be elected by the Board to fill any vacancies on the Board. Director nominees shall be considered for recommendation by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in accordance with these Guidelines. It is expected that the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will have direct input from the Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer.

6. Extending the Invitation to a New Director Candidate to Join the Board. The invitation to join the Board should be extended by the Chairman of the Board, on behalf of the Board, and the Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, on behalf of such Committee.

7. Former Chief Executive Officer’s Board Membership. The Board believes that the continuation of a former Chief Executive Officer of the Company on the Board is a matter to be decided in each individual instance by the Board, upon recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Accordingly, when the Chief Executive Officer ceases to serve in that position, he or she will be expected to resign from the Board if so requested by the Board, upon recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

8. Majority Voting Policy in the Election of Directors. In an uncontested election, any nominee for Director who receives a greater number of votes “withheld” from his or her election than votes “for” such election (a “Majority Withheld Vote”) shall promptly tender his or her resignation following certification of the shareholder vote.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall promptly consider the resignation offer, and a range of possible responses based on the circumstances that led to the Majority Withheld Vote, if known, and make a recommendation to the Board. The Board will act on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee’s recommendation within 90 days following certification of the shareholder vote.

Thereafter, the Board will promptly disclose its decision-making process and decision regarding whether to accept the Director’s resignation offer (or the reason(s) for rejecting the resignation offer, if applicable) in a Form 8-K furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Any Director who tenders his or her resignation pursuant to this provision shall not participate in the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee recommendation or Board action regarding whether to accept the resignation offer.

However, if a majority of the members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee received a Majority Withheld Vote at the same election, then the independent Directors who did not receive a Majority Withheld Vote shall appoint a committee amongst themselves to consider the resignation offers and recommend to the Board whether to accept them.

C: Board Meetings

1. Selection of Agenda Items. The Chairman of the Board shall approve the agenda for each Board meeting. Each Board member is free to suggest the inclusion of agenda items and is free to raise at any Board meeting subjects that are not on the agenda for that meeting.

2. Frequency and Length of Meetings. The Chairman of the Board, in consultation with the members of the Board, shall determine the frequency and length of the Board meetings. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board shall meet not less than once each fiscal quarter. Special meetings may be called from time to time as determined by the needs of the business.

3. Advance Distribution of Materials. Information and data that are important to the Board’s understanding of the business to be conducted at a Board or committee meeting should generally be distributed in writing to the directors before the meeting, and directors should review these materials in advance of the meeting. The Board acknowledges that certain items to be discussed at a Board or committee meeting may be of an extremely confidential or time-sensitive nature and that the distribution of materials on these matters prior to meetings may not be appropriate or practicable. Presentations made at Board meetings should do more than summarize previously distributed Board meeting materials.

4. Non-Management Director Executive Sessions. The “non-management” directors, as defined by the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, shall meet in executive session at least quarterly to discuss, among other matters, the performance of the Chief Executive Officer. The nonmanagement directors will meet in executive session at other times at the request of any nonmanagement director. Absent unusual circumstances, these sessions shall be held in conjunction with regular Board meetings. The Lead Independent Director shall preside at these meetings.

5. Independent Director Executive Sessions. In the event that there are Non-management Directors who are not deemed Independent by the Board, the Independent Directors should meet in executive session at least annually. Such executive sessions shall be chaired by the Lead Director, who shall set the agenda for such meetings, facilitate discussions and discuss results or requests from such executive sessions with the Chief Executive Officer.

6. Attendance of Non-Directors at Board Meetings. The Board encourages the senior executives of the Company to, from time to time, bring Company personnel into Board meetings who (i) can provide additional insight into the items being discussed because of personal involvement in these areas or (ii) appear to be persons with future potential who should be given exposure to the Board.

D: Board Committees and Lead Independent Director

1. Key Committees. The Board shall have at all times an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Each such committee shall have a charter that has been approved by the Board. The Board may, from time to time, establish or maintain additional committees as necessary or appropriate.

2. Assignment and Rotation of Committee Members. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall be responsible for recommending to the Board the directors to be appointed to each committee of the Board. Except as otherwise permitted by the applicable rules of the New York Stock Exchange, each member of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall be an “independent director” as defined by such rules.

3. Committee Charters. In accordance with the applicable rules of the New York Stock Exchange, the charters of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall set forth the purposes, goals and responsibilities of the committees as well as qualifications for committee membership, procedures for committee member appointment and removal, committee structure and operations and committee reporting to the Board. The Board shall, from time to time as it deems appropriate, review and reassess the adequacy of each charter and make appropriate changes.

4. Selection of Agenda Items. The chairman of each committee, in consultation with the committee members, shall develop the committee’s agenda. At the beginning of the year each committee shall establish a schedule of subjects to be discussed during the year (to the extent practicable). The schedule for each committee meeting shall be furnished to all directors.

5. Frequency and Length of Committee Meetings. The chairman of each committee, in consultation with the committee members, shall determine the frequency and length of the committee meetings consistent with any requirements set forth in the committee’s charter. Special meetings may be called from time to time as determined by the needs of the business and the responsibilities of the committees.

6. Lead Independent Director. In the event that the Chairman of the Board is not an Independent director, the Board shall annually elect a Lead Independent Director each year after the annual shareholders meeting. The Lead Independent Director, who must be an independent director (as defined in paragraph B1), shall (1) call Board meetings in the event of the unavailability or incapacity of the Chairman, (2) preside at executive sessions of the Board, and (3) act as a liaison between the non-employee members of the Board and the CEO. The name of the Lead Independent Director shall be disclosed in the annual meeting proxy statement.

E: Director Access to Management and Independent Advisors

1. Access to Officers and Employees. Directors have full and free access to officers and employees of the Company. Any meetings or contacts that a director wishes to initiate may be arranged through the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary or directly by the director. The directors shall use their judgment to ensure that any such contact is not disruptive to the business operations of the Company and shall, to the extent appropriate, copy the Chief Executive Officer on any written communications between a director and an officer or employee of the Company.

2. Access to Independent Advisors. The Board and each committee have the power to hire and consult with independent legal, financial or other advisors for the benefit of the Board or such committee, as they may deem necessary, without consulting or obtaining the approval of any officer of the Company in advance. Such independent advisors may be the regular advisors to the Company. The Board or any such committee is empowered, without further action by the Company, to cause the Company to pay the compensation of such advisors as established by the Board or any such committee.

F: Director Compensation

1. Role of Board and Compensation Committee. The form and amount of director compensation shall be determined by the Board in accordance with the policies and principles set forth below. The Compensation Committee shall conduct an annual review of the compensation of the Company’s non-employee directors. The Compensation Committee shall consider that questions as to directors’ independence may be raised if director compensation and perquisites exceed customary levels, if the Company makes substantial charitable contributions to organizations with which a director is affiliated or if the Company enters into consulting contracts or business arrangements with (or provides other indirect forms of compensation to) a director or an organization with which the director is affiliated.

2. Form of Compensation. The Board believes that directors should be incentivized to focus on long-term stockholder value. Including equity as part of director compensation helps align the interest of directors with those of the Company’s stockholders.

3. Amount of Consideration. The Company seeks to attract exceptional talent to its Board. Therefore, the Company’s policy is to compensate directors at least competitively relative to comparable companies. The Company’s management shall, from time to time, present a comparison report to the Board, comparing the Company’s director compensation with that of comparable companies. The Board believes that it is appropriate for the Chairman of the Board and the chairmen and members of the committees to receive additional compensation for their services in those positions.

4. Employee Directors. Directors who are also employees of the Company shall receive no additional compensation for Board or committee service.

5. Director Stock Ownership Guidelines. Each non-employee director is expected to own Company stock in an amount equal to five times the amount of their annual cash Board retainer within five years of appointment. Owned shares shall include shares beneficially owned in trust, restricted stock, and restricted stock units whose restrictions have lapsed, but shall exclude any vested stock options.

G: Director Orientation and Continuing Education

1. Director Orientation. The Board and the Company’s management shall conduct a mandatory orientation program for new directors. The orientation program shall include presentations by management to familiarize new directors with the Company’s strategic plans, its significant financial, accounting and risk management issues, its compliance programs, its code of ethics, its principal officers, its internal and independent auditors and its General Counsel and outside legal advisors. In addition, the orientation program shall include a review of the Company’s expectations of its directors in terms of time and effort, a review of the directors’ fiduciary duties and visits to Company headquarters and, to the extent practical, certain of the Company’s significant facilities. All other directors are also invited to attend the orientation program.

2. Continuing Education. Each director is expected to be involved in continuing director education on an ongoing basis to enable him or her to better perform his or her duties and to recognize and deal appropriately with issues that arise.

H: Management Evaluation and Succession

1. Selection of Chief Executive Officer. The Board selects the Company’s Chief Executive Officer in the manner that it determines to be in the best interests of the Company’s stockholders.

2. Evaluation of Senior Executives. The Compensation Committee shall be responsible for overseeing the evaluation of the Company’s senior executives. In conjunction with the Audit Committee, in the case of the evaluation of the senior financial executives, the Compensation Committee shall determine the nature and frequency of the evaluation and the persons subject to the evaluation, supervise the conduct of the evaluation and prepare assessments of the performance of the Company’s senior executives, to be discussed with the Board periodically. The Board shall review the assessments and assess whether the senior executives are providing the best leadership for the Company over both the long- and short-term.

3. Succession of CEO. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall be responsible for overseeing an annual evaluation of succession planning for the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.

I: Annual Performance Evaluation of the Board

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall oversee an annual self-evaluation of the Board to determine whether it and its committees are functioning effectively. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall determine the nature of the evaluation, supervise the conduct of the evaluation and prepare an assessment of the Board’s performance (as a collective body and not of the directors individually), to be discussed with the Board. The purpose of this process is to improve the effectiveness of the Board and its committees and not to target individual Board members.

J: Board Interaction with Stockholders, Institutional Investors, the Press, Customers, Etc.

The Board believes that the Chief Executive Officer and his or her designees speak for the Company. Individual Board members may, from time to time, meet or otherwise communicate with various constituencies that are involved with the Company. It is, however, expected that Board members would do so with the knowledge of and, absent unusual circumstances or as contemplated by the committee charters, only at the request of the Company’s senior executives.

The Board will give appropriate attention to written communications that are submitted by stockholders and will respond if and as appropriate. Absent unusual circumstances or as contemplated by the committee charters, the Chairman of the Board (if an independent director), or otherwise the Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall, subject to advice and assistance from the General Counsel, (1) be primarily responsible for monitoring communications from shareholders, and (2) provide copies or summaries of such communications to the other directors as he or she considers appropriate.

K: Periodic Review of the Corporate Governance Guidelines

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall, from time to time as it deems appropriate, review and reassess the adequacy of these Guidelines and recommend any proposed changes to the Board for approval.

L: Conflicts of Interest

From time to time, an issue being considered by the Board may present, or may give the appearance of presenting, a conflict of interest for a Director. Each Director should take appropriate steps to assure that in each matter considered that the Director is disinterested with respect to that matter, other than the interest of the Company and its stockholders. Any Director faced with any potential conflict should disclose any such potential conflict to the Chairman of the Board and the Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

M: Criteria for Nomination as a Director

General Criteria

1. Nominees should have a reputation for integrity, honesty and adherence to high ethical standards.
2. Nominees should have demonstrated business acumen, experience and ability to exercise sound judgments in matters that relate to the current and long-term objectives of the Company and should be willing and able to contribute positively to the decision-making process of the Company.
3. Nominees should have a commitment to understand the Company and its industry and to regularly attend and participate in meetings of the Board and its committees.
4. Nominees should have the interest and ability to understand the sometimes conflicting interests of the various constituencies of the Company, which include stockholders, employees, customers, governmental units, creditors and the general public, and to act in the interests of all stockholders.
5. Nominees should not have, nor appear to have, a conflict of interest that would impair the nominee’s ability to represent the interests of all the Company’s stockholders and to fulfill the responsibilities of a director.
6. Nominees shall not be discriminated against on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability or any other basis proscribed by law. The value of diversity on the Board should be considered.

Application of Criteria to Existing Directors

The renomination of existing directors should not be viewed as automatic but should be based on continuing qualification under the criteria set forth above. In addition, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall consider the existing directors’ performance on the Board and any committee, which shall include consideration of the extent to which the directors undertook continuing director education.

Criteria for Composition of the Board

The backgrounds and qualifications of the directors considered as a group should provide a significant breadth of experience, knowledge and abilities that shall assist the Board in fulfilling its responsibilities.

Revised: July 27, 2023

RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
TREEHOUSE FOODS, INC.

TreeHouse Foods, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies as follows:

1. The original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on January 25, 2005, under the name Dean Specialty Foods Holdings, Inc., and has been subsequently amended by the Corporation.
2. This Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been duly adopted in accordance with Section 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
3. The text of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby restated to read in its entirety as follows:

FIRST: The name of the Corporation is TreeHouse Foods, Inc.

SECOND: The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19801. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

THIRD: The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted by the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

FOURTH: The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Company shall have authority to issue is 100,000,000 shares, consisting of (i) 90,000,000 shares of Common $0.01 par value per share (“Common Stock”), and (ii) 10,000,000 shares of preferred $0.01 par value per share (“Preferred Stock”).

The following is a statement of the designations and the powers, privileges and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof in respect of each class of capital stock of the Corporation.

A: Common Stock

1. General. The voting, dividend and liquidation rights of the holders of the Common Stock are subject to and qualified by the rights of the holders of the Preferred Stock of any series as may be designated by the Board of Directors upon any issuance of the Preferred Stock of any series.
2. Voting. The holders of the Common Stock shall have voting rights at all meetings of stockholders, each such holder being entitled to one vote for each share thereof held by such holder; provided, however, that, except as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, including the terms of any certificate of designations of any series of Preferred Stock, the “Restated Certificate of Incorporation”) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together as a class with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Restated Certificate of Incorporation. There shall be no cumulative voting.
   The number of authorized shares of Common Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
3. Dividends. Dividends may be declared and paid on the Common Stock from funds lawfully available therefor as and when determined by the Board of Directors and subject to any preferential dividend or other rights of any then outstanding Preferred Stock.
4. Liquidation. Upon the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, holders of Common Stock will be entitled to receive all assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, subject to any preferential or other rights of any then outstanding Preferred Stock. 

B. PREFERRED STOCK.

Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series, each of such series to have such terms as stated or expressed herein and in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such series adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation as hereinafter provided. Any shares of Preferred Stock which may be redeemed, purchased or acquired by the Corporation may be reissued except as otherwise provided by law.

Authority is hereby expressly granted to the Board of Directors from time to time to issue the Preferred Stock in one or more series, and in connection with the creation of any such series, by resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of the shares thereof, to determine and fix the number of shares of such series and such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, including without limitation thereof, dividend rights, conversion rights, redemption privileges and liquidation preferences, as shall be stated and expressed in such resolutions, all to the full extent now or hereafter permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the resolutions providing for issuance of any series of Preferred Stock may provide that such series shall be superior or rank equally or be junior to the Preferred Stock of any other series to the extent permitted by law.

The number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

FIFTH: Except as otherwise provided herein, the Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute and this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

SIXTH: In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred upon it by the laws of the State of Delaware, and subject to the terms of any series of Preferred Stock, the Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the Corporation’s By-laws (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “By-laws”). The affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors at which a quorum is present shall be required to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the Corporation’s By-laws. The Corporation’s By-laws also may be adopted, amended, altered or repealed by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the votes which all the stockholders would be entitled to cast in any annual election of directors or class of directors, in addition to any other vote required by this Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, this Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Corporation, and notwithstanding the fact that a lesser percentage may be specified by law, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the votes which all the stockholders would be entitled to cast in any annual election of directors or class of directors shall be required to amend or repeal, or to adopt any provision inconsistent with, this Article SIXTH.

SEVENTH: Except to the extent that the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware prohibits the elimination or limitation of liability of directors for breaches of fiduciary duty, no director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, notwithstanding any provision of law imposing such liability except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 (or any successor provision) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. No amendment to or repeal of this provision shall apply to or have

any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any director of the Corporation for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such amendment or repeal.

EIGHTH: The Corporation shall provide indemnification as follows:

1. Actions, Suits and Proceedings Other than by or in the Right of the Corporation. The Corporation shall indemnify each person who was or is a party or threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at the request of the Corporation, as a director, officer, partner, employee or trustee of, or in a similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including any employee benefit plan) (all such persons being referred to hereafter as an “Indemnitee”), or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.
2. Actions or Suits by or in the Right of the Corporation. The Corporation shall indemnify any Indemnitee who was or is a party to or threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at the request of the Corporation, as a director, officer, partner, employee or trustee of, or in a similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including any employee benefit plan), or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees) and, to the extent permitted by law, amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made under this Section 2 in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation, unless, and only to the extent, that the Court of Chancery of Delaware shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of such liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses (including attorneys’ fees) which the Court of Chancery of Delaware shall deem proper.
3. Indemnification for Expenses of Successful Party. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Article, to the extent that an Indemnitee has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article EIGHTH, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, or on appeal from any such action, suit or proceeding, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection therewith. Without limiting the foregoing, if any action, suit or proceeding is disposed of, on the merits or otherwise (including a disposition without prejudice), without (i) the disposition being adverse to Indemnitee, (ii) an adjudication that Indemnitee was liable to the Corporation, (iii) a plea of guilty or nolo contendere by Indemnitee,
   

   (iv) an adjudication that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and (v) with respect to any criminal proceeding, an adjudication that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful, Indemnitee shall be considered for the purposes hereof to have been wholly successful with respect thereto.

4. Notification and Defense of Claim. As a condition precedent to an Indemnitee’s right to be indemnified, such Indemnitee must notify the Corporation in writing as soon as practicable of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation involving such Indemnitee for which indemnity will or could be sought. With respect to any action, suit, proceeding or investigation of which the Corporation is so notified, the Corporation will be entitled to participate therein at its own expense and/or to assume the defense thereof at its own expense, with legal counsel reasonably acceptable to Indemnitee. After notice from the Corporation to Indemnitee of its election so to assume such defense, the Corporation shall not be liable to Indemnitee for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit, proceeding or investigation, other than as provided below in this Section 4. Indemnitee shall have the right to employ his or her own counsel in connection with such action, suit, proceeding or investigation, but the fees and expenses of such counsel incurred after notice from the Corporation of its assumption of the defense thereof shall be at the expense of Indemnitee unless (i) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized by the Corporation, (ii) counsel to Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest or position on any significant issue between the Corporation and Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such action, suit, proceeding or investigation or (iii) the Corporation shall not in fact have employed counsel to assume the defense of such action, suit, proceeding or investigation, in each of which cases the fees and expenses of counsel for Indemnitee shall be at the expense of the Corporation, except as otherwise expressly provided by this Article. The Corporation shall not be entitled, without the consent of Indemnitee, to assume the defense of any claim brought by or in the right of the Corporation or as to which counsel for Indemnitee shall have reasonably made the conclusion provided for in clause (ii) above. The Corporation shall not be required to indemnify Indemnitee under this Article EIGHTH for any amounts paid in settlement of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation effected without its written consent. The Corporation shall not settle any action, suit, proceeding or investigation in any manner which would impose any penalty or limitation on Indemnitee without Indemnitee’s written consent. Neither the Corporation nor Indemnitee will unreasonably withhold or delay its consent to any proposed settlement.
5. Advance of Expenses. Subject to the provisions of Section 6 of this Article EIGHTH, in the event of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation of which the Corporation receives notice under this Article, any expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in defending an action, suit, proceeding or investigation or any appeal therefrom shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such matter; provided, however, that the payment of such expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in advance of the final disposition of such matter shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of Indemnitee to repay all amounts so advanced in the event that it shall ultimately be determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article; and further provided that no such advancement of expenses shall be made under this Article EIGHTH if it is determined (in the manner described in Section 6) that (i) Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, or (ii) with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. Such undertaking shall be accepted without reference to the financial ability of Indemnitee to make such repayment.
6. Procedure for Indemnification. In order to obtain indemnification or advancement of expenses pursuant to Section 1, 2, 3 or 5 of this Article EIGHTH, an Indemnitee shall submit to the Corporation a written request. Any such advancement of expenses shall be made promptly, and in any event within 60 days after receipt by the Corporation of the written request of Indemnitee, unless (i) the Corporation has assumed the defense pursuant to Section 4 of this Article EIGHTH (and none of the circumstances described in Section 4 of this Article EIGHTH that would nonetheless entitle the Indemnitee to indemnification for the fees and expenses of separate counsel have occurred) or (ii) the Corporation determines within such 60-day period that Indemnitee did not meet the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1, 2 or 5 of this Article EIGHTH, as the case may be. Any such indemnification, unless ordered by a court, shall be made with respect to requests under Section 1 or 2 only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination by the Corporation that the indemnification of Indemnitee is proper because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 or 2, as the case may be. Such determination shall be made in each instance (a) by a majority vote of the directors of the Corporation consisting of persons who are not at that time parties to the action, suit or proceeding in question (“disinterested directors”), whether or not a quorum, (b) by a committee of disinterested directors designated by majority vote of disinterested directors, whether or not a quorum, (c) if there are no disinterested directors, or if the disinterested directors so direct, by independent legal counsel (who may, to the extent permitted by law, be regular legal counsel to the Corporation) in a written opinion, or (d) by the stockholders of the Corporation.
7. Remedies. The right to indemnification or advancement of expenses as granted by this Article shall be enforceable by Indemnitee in any court of competent jurisdiction. Neither the failure of the Corporation to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Corporation pursuant to Section 6 of this Article EIGHTH that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct. Indemnitee’s expenses (including attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred in connection with successfully establishing Indemnitee’s right to indemnification, in whole or in part, in any such proceeding shall also be indemnified by the Corporation.
8. Limitations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article, except as set forth in Section 7 of the Article EIGHTH, the Corporation shall not indemnify an Indemnitee pursuant to this Article EIGHTH in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such Indemnitee unless the initiation thereof was approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article, the Corporation shall not indemnify an Indemnitee to the extent such Indemnitee is reimbursed from the proceeds of insurance, and in the event the Corporation makes any indemnification payments to an Indemnitee and such Indemnitee is subsequently reimbursed from the proceeds of insurance, such Indemnitee shall promptly refund indemnification payments to the Corporation to the extent of such insurance reimbursement.
9. Subsequent Amendment. No amendment, termination or repeal of this Article or of the relevant provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or any other applicable laws shall affect or diminish in any way the rights of any Indemnitee to indemnification under the provisions hereof with respect to any action, suit, proceeding or investigation arising out of or relating to any actions, transactions or facts occurring prior to the final adoption of such amendment, termination or repeal.
10. Other Rights. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by this Article shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which an Indemnitee seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any law (common or statutory), agreement or vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in Indemnitee’s official capacity and as to action in any other capacity while holding office for the Corporation, and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director or officer, and shall inure to the benefit of the estate, heirs, executors and administrators of Indemnitee. Nothing contained in this Article shall be deemed to prohibit, and the Corporation is specifically authorized to enter into, agreements with officers and directors providing indemnification rights and procedures different from those set forth in this Article. In addition, the Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by its Board of Directors, grant indemnification rights to other employees or agents of the Corporation or other persons serving the Corporation and such rights may be equivalent to, or greater or less than, those set forth in this Article.
11. Partial Indemnification. If an Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Article to indemnification by the Corporation for some or a portion of the expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with any action, suit, proceeding or investigation and any appeal therefrom but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion of such expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement to which Indemnitee is entitled.
12. Insurance. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including any employee benefit plan) against any expense, liability or loss incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
13. Savings Clause. If this Article or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each Indemnitee as to any expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal or administrative, including an action by or in the right of the Corporation, to the fullest extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Article that shall not have been invalidated and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
14. Definitions. Terms used herein and defined in Section 145(h) and Section 145(i) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in such Section 145(h) and Section 145(i).

NINTH: This Article is inserted for the management of the business and for the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation.

1. General Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.
2. Number of Directors; Election of Directors. Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, the number of directors of the Corporation shall be established by a majority of the entire Board of Directors except that such number shall be not less than three (3) nor more than fifteen (15), the initial number to be seven (7) until otherwise determined by resolution adopted by a majority of the entire Board of Directors. Election of directors need not be by written ballot, except as and to the extent provided in the By-laws of the Corporation.
3. Classes of Directors. Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, the Board of Directors shall be and is divided into three classes: Class I (elected at the Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2021, with a term expiring at the Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2024), Class II (elected at the Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2022, with a term expiring at the Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2025) and Class III (elected at the Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2023, with a term expiring at the Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2026), provided that such division of directors into classes shall terminate at the annual meeting of stockholders held in 2026. Each class shall consist, as nearly as may be possible, of one-third of the total number of directors constituting the entire Board of Directors.
4. Terms of Office. Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, each director shall serve for a term ending on the date of the third annual meeting following the annual meeting at which such director was elected; provided, that each director appointed to Class I shall serve for a term expiring at the Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2024; each director appointed to Class II shall serve for a term expiring at the Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2025; and each director appointed to Class III shall serve for a term expiring at the Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2026. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, each director elected by the stockholders after the annual meeting of stockholders held in 2023 shall serve for a term expiring at the next succeeding annual meeting of stockholders. The term of each director shall continue until the election and qualification of his or her successor and be subject to his or her earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal.
5. Removal. Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock, directors of the Corporation serving in Class I (with a term expiring at the Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2024), Class II (with a term expiring at the Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2025) or Class III (with a term expiring at the Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2026) may be removed only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the votes which all the stockholders would be entitled to cast in any annual election of directors or class of directors. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, each director elected by stockholders after the annual meeting of stockholders held in 2023 or appointed to a term that is no longer classified may be removed with or without cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the votes which all the stockholders would be entitled to cast in any annual election of directors or class of directors.
6. Vacancies. Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock, any vacancy or newly created directorships in the Board of Directors, however occurring, shall be filled only by vote of a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director and shall not be filled by the stockholders. A director elected to fill a vacancy shall hold office until the next election of the class for which such director shall have been chosen, subject to the election and qualification of a successor and to such director’s earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal, and any director elected to a newly created directorship shall serve for a term expiring at the annual meeting at which the term of the class to which he or she has been elected expires; provided in each case that (subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock) each director elected to fill a vacancy or newly created directorship at or after the annual meeting of stockholders held in 2026 shall serve for a term expiring at the next succeeding annual meeting of stockholders or until the election and qualification of his or her successor and be subject to his or her earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal.
7. Amendments to Article. Notwithstanding any other provisions of applicable law, this Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the By-laws of the Corporation, and notwithstanding the fact that a lesser percentage may be specified by applicable law, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the votes which all the stockholders would be entitled to cast in any annual election of directors or class of directors represented at a meeting of stockholders at which a quorum is present (as provided in the By-laws of the Corporation) shall be required to amend or repeal, or to adopt any provision inconsistent with, this Article NINTH.

TENTH: Stockholders of the Corporation may not take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting. Notwithstanding any other provisions of applicable law, this Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the By-laws of the Corporation, and notwithstanding the fact that a lesser percentage may be specified by applicable law, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the votes which all the stockholders would be entitled to cast in any annual election of directors or class of directors represented at a meeting of stockholders at which a quorum is present (as provided in the By-laws of the Corporation) shall be required to amend or repeal, or to adopt any provision inconsistent with, this Article TENTH.

ELEVENTH: Special meetings of stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the President or upon request of stockholders representing at least a majority of the votes which all stockholders would be entitled to cast in any annual election of directors or class of directors. Such special meetings may not be called by any other person or persons. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to matters relating to the purpose or purposes stated in the notice of meeting. Notwithstanding any other provision of applicable law, this Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the By-laws of the Corporation, and notwithstanding the fact that a lesser percentage may be specified by law, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the votes which all the stockholders would be entitled to cast in any annual election of directors or class of directors represented at a meeting of stockholders at which a quorum is present (as provided in the By-laws of the Corporation) shall be required to amend or repeal, or to adopt any provision inconsistent with, this Article ELEVENTH.

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ARTICLE III

ARTICLE IV

ARTICLE V

ARTICLE VI

ARTICLE I -STOCKHOLDERS

1.1 Place of Meetings. All meetings of stockholders shall be held at such place as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President or, if not so designated, at the principal office of the corporation.

1.2 Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting shall be held on a date and at a time designated by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President (which date shall not be a legal holiday in the place where the meeting is to be held). If no annual meeting is held in accordance with the foregoing provisions, a special meeting may be held in lieu of the annual meeting, and any action taken at that special meeting shall have the same effect as if it had been taken at the annual meeting, and in such case all references in these By-laws (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “By-laws”) to the annual meeting of the stockholders shall be deemed to refer to such special meeting.

1.3 Special Meetings.

(a) Special meetings of stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or upon request of stockholders representing at least a majority of the votes which all stockholders would be entitled to cast in any annual election of directors or class of directors. Such special meetings may not be called by any other person or persons. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to matters relating to the purpose or purposes stated in the notice of meeting; provided, however, that nothing herein shall prohibit the Board of Directors from submitting additional matters to stockholders at any special meeting request by stockholders.

(b) A proper request for a special meeting submitted by one more stockholders meeting the requirements of this Section 1.3 and the Amended Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Restated Certificate of Incorporation”), shall be submitted to the Secretary of the corporation and be signed by each stockholder, or a duly authorized agent of such stockholder, requesting the special meeting and shall set forth: (1) a statement of the specific proposal(s) to be brought before the special meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the special meeting and any material interest in such business of each stockholder requesting the special meeting, (2) the name and address, as they appear on the corporation’s books and records, of each stockholder requesting the special meeting, (3) the number of shares which are owned by each stockholder requesting the special meeting, including shares beneficially owned and shares held of record, and (4) any other information that is required to be set forth in a stockholder’s notice required to be delivered pursuant to Section 1.4, Section 1.10 or Section 1.11 of these Bylaws. A request to call a special meeting shall include documentary evidence of each requesting stockholders’ record and beneficial ownership of the corporation’s shares of capital stock.

(c) A special meeting requested by stockholders shall be held at such date and time as may be fixed by the Board of Directors, and the Board of Directors shall determine the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting; provided, however, that the date of any such special meeting shall not be more than 90 days after the request to call the special meeting is received by the Secretary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a special meeting requested by stockholders shall not be held if (1) the Board of Directors calls or has called an annual or special meeting of stockholders to be held within 90 days after the Secretary receives the request for the special meeting and the Board of Directors determines in good faith that the business of such meeting includes (among any other matters properly brought before the annual meeting) the purpose(s) specified in the request or (2) an annual or special meeting was held not more than 12 months before the date on which the request for a special meeting was delivered to the Secretary that included the purpose(s) specified by the requesting stockholders in their request for a special meeting, with such determination being made in good faith by the Board of Directors.

(d) Any stockholder may revoke a request for a special meeting at any time by written revocation delivered to the Secretary, and if, following such revocation, there are un-revoked requests from stockholders holding in the aggregate less than the requisite number of shares entitling the stockholders to request the calling of a special meeting, the Board of Directors, in its discretion, may cancel the special meeting.

1.4 Notice of Meetings. Except as otherwise provided by law, notice of each meeting of stockholders, whether annual or special, shall be given not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting. Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given to stockholders, any notice shall be effective if given by a form of electronic transmission consented to (in a manner consistent with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware) by the stockholder to whom the notice is given. Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the corporation. Any such consent shall be deemed revoked if (1) the corporation is unable to deliver by electric transmission two consecutive notices given by the corporation in accordance with such consent and (2) such inability becomes known to the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the corporation or to the transfer agent, or other person responsible for the giving of notice; provided, however, the inadvertent failure to treat such inability as a revocation shall not invalidate any meeting or other action. The notices of all meetings shall state the place, date and time of the meeting and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting. The notice of a special meeting shall state, in addition, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. If notice is given by mail, such notice shall be deemed given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at such stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the corporation. If notice is given by electronic transmission, such notice shall be deemed given at the time specified in Section 232 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

1.5 Voting List. The Secretary shall prepare, at least 10 days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, for a period of at least 10 days prior to the meeting: (a) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with notice of the meeting, or (b) during ordinary business hours, at the principal place of business of the corporation. The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.

1.6 Quorum. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Restated Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws, the holders of a majority in voting power of the shares of the capital stock of the corporation issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person, present by means of remote communication in a manner, if any, authorized by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. A quorum, once established at a meeting, shall not be broken by the withdrawal of enough votes to leave less than a quorum.

1.7 Adjournments. Any meeting of stockholders may be adjourned from time to time to any other time and to any other place at which a meeting of stockholders may be held under these By-laws by the stockholders present or represented at the meeting and entitled to vote, although less than a quorum, or, if no stockholder is present, by any officer entitled to preside at or to act as secretary of such meeting. It shall not be necessary to notify any stockholder of any adjournment of less than 30 days if the time and place of the adjourned meeting, and the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting, are announced at the meeting at which adjournment is taken, unless after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting. At the adjourned meeting, the corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting.

1.8 Voting and Proxies. Each stockholder shall have one vote for each share of stock entitled to vote held of record by such stockholder and a proportionate vote for each fractional share so held, unless otherwise provided by applicable law or the Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Each stockholder of record entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may vote in person (including by means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting) or may authorize another person or persons to vote for such stockholder by a proxy executed or transmitted in a manner permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware by the stockholder or such stockholder's authorized agent and delivered (including by electronic transmission) to the Secretary of the corporation before or at the time of the meeting. No such proxy shall be voted upon after three years from the date of its execution, unless the proxy expressly provides for a longer period.

1.9 Action at Meeting.

(a) When a quorum is present at any meeting, any matter other than the election of directors to be voted upon by the stockholders at such meeting shall be decided by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the shares of stock present or represented and voting on such matter (or if there are two or more classes of stock entitled to vote as separate classes, then in the case of each such class, the holders of a majority in voting power of the shares of stock of that class present or represented and voting on such matter), except when a different vote is required by applicable law, the Restated Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws.

(b) When a quorum is present at any meeting for the election of directors, each director shall be elected by the vote of a majority of votes cast with respect to that director's election, provided that if, as of the 10th day preceding the date the corporation first provides notice of such meeting in accordance with these By-laws, the number of nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected (a “Contested Election”), the directors shall be elected by the vote of a plurality of the votes cast. For purposes of this Section 1.9, a “majority of votes cast” shall mean that the number of votes cast “for” a director’s election exceeds the number of votes cast “against” that director’s election (with “abstentions” and “broker non-votes” not counted as votes cast either “for” or “against” that director's election). In the event an incumbent director fails to receive a majority of votes cast in an election that is not a Contested Election, such incumbent director shall immediately tender his resignation in accordance with the procedures established by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Board of Directors shall determine whether to accept the resignation or take other action, through a process managed by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and following a recommendation of that committee. If such director's resignation is not accepted by the Board of Directors, such director shall continue to serve until his successor is duly elected, or until his subsequent death, retirement, removal or resignation in accordance with its terms.

1.10 Nomination of Directors.

(a) Except for (1) any directors entitled to be elected by the holders of preferred stock, (2) any directors elected in accordance with Section 2.9 hereof by the Board of Directors to fill a vacancy or newly-created directorships or (3) as otherwise required by applicable law or stock market regulation, only persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures in this Section 1.10 shall be eligible for election as directors. Nomination for election to the Board of Directors at a meeting of stockholders may be made (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (ii) by any stockholder of the corporation who (x) complies with the notice procedures set forth in Section 1.10(b) and (y) is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of such notice and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting.

(b) To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be received in writing by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation as follows: (i) in the case of an election of directors at an annual meeting of stockholders, not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced by more than 20 days, or delayed by more than 60 days, from the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice must be so received not earlier than the 120th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of (A) the 90th day prior to such annual meeting and (B) the tenth day following the day on which notice of the date of such annual meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the date of such annual meeting was made, whichever first occurs; or (ii) in the case of an election of directors at a special meeting of stockholders, provided that the Board of Directors has determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, not earlier than the 120th day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of (x) the 90th day prior to such special meeting and (y) the tenth day following the day on which notice of the date of such special meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the date of such special meeting was made, whichever first occurs. In no event shall the adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting (or the public announcement thereof) commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice.

The stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth: (A) as to each proposed nominee (1) such person’s name, age, business address and, if known, residence address, (2) such person’s principal occupation or employment, (3) the class and number of shares of stock of the corporation which are beneficially owned by such person, and (4) any other information concerning such person that must be disclosed as to nominees in proxy solicitations pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”); (B) as to the stockholder giving the notice (1) such stockholder’s name and address, as they appear on the corporation’s books, (2) the class and number of shares of stock of the corporation which are owned, beneficially and of record, by such stockholder, (3) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder and each proposed nominee and any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which the nomination(s) are to be made by such stockholder, (4) a representation that such stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the person(s) named in its notice and (5) a representation whether the stockholder intends or is part of a group which intends (x) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to elect the nominee and/or (y) otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such nomination; and (C) as to the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is being made (1) such beneficial owner’s name and address, (2) the class and number of shares of stock of the corporation which are beneficially owned by such beneficial owner, (3) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such beneficial owner and each proposed nominee and any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which the nomination(s) are to be made and (4) a representation whether the beneficial owner intends or is part of a group which intends (x) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the corporation’s outstanding capital stock requirement to elect the nominee and/or (y) otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such nomination. In addition, to be effective, the stockholder’s notice must be accompanied by the written consent of the proposed nominee to serve as a director if elected. The corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as may reasonably be required to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the corporation. A stockholder shall not have complied with this Section 1.10(b) if the stockholder (or beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made) solicits or does not solicit, as the case may be, proxies in support of such stockholder’s nominee in contravention of the representations with respect thereto required by this Section 1.10.

(c) The chairman of any meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination was made in accordance with the provisions of this Section 1.10 (including whether the stockholder or beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made solicited (or is part of a group which solicited) or did not so solicit, as the case may be, proxies in support of such stockholder’s nominee in compliance with the representations with respect thereto required by this Section 1.10), and if the chairman should determine that a nomination was not made in accordance with the provisions of this Section 1.10, the chairman shall so declare to the meeting and such nomination shall be disregarded.

(d) Except as otherwise required by applicable law, nothing in this Section 1.10 shall obligate the corporation or the Board of Directors to include in any proxy statement or other stockholder communication distributed on behalf of the corporation or the Board of Directors information with respect to any nominee for director submitted by a stockholder.

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.10, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of the corporation to present a nomination, such nomination shall be disregarded, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the corporation. For purposes of this Section 1.10, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be authorized by a written instrument executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such written instrument or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the written instrument or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders.

(f) For purposes of this Section 1.10, “public disclosure” shall include disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones New Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

1.11 Notice of Business at Annual Meetings.

(a) At any annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. To be properly brought before an annual meeting, business must be (1) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (2) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, or (3) properly brought before the meeting by a stockholder in accordance with the applicable provisions of these By-laws. For business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, (i) if such business relates to the nomination of a person for election as a director of the corporation, the procedures in Section 1.10 must be complied with and (ii) if such business relates to any other matter, the business must constitute a proper matter under Delaware law for stockholder action and the stockholder must (x) have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 1.11(b) and (y) be a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of such notice and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at such annual meeting.

(b) To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be received in writing by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced by more than 20 days, or delayed by more than 60 days, from the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice must be so received not earlier than the 120th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of (A) the 90th day prior to such annual meeting and (B) the tenth day following the day on which notice of the date of such annual meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the date of such annual meeting was made, whichever first occurs. In no event shall the adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting (or the public announcement thereof) commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice.

The stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth as to each matter the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting (1) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting, the text relating to the business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend the By-laws, the language of the proposed amendment), and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting, (2) the name and address, as they appear on the corporation’s books, of the stockholder proposing such business, and the name and address of the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made, (3) the class and number of shares of stock of the corporation which are owned, of record and beneficially, by the stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, (4) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder or such beneficial owner, if any, and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such stockholder and any material interest of the stockholder or such beneficial owner, if any, in such business, (5) a representation that such stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the annual meeting to bring such business before the meeting and (6) a representation whether the stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any, intends or is part of a group which intends (x) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposal and/or (y) otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such proposal. Notwithstanding anything in these By-laws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at any annual meeting of stockholders except in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.11; provided that any stockholder proposal which complies with Rule 14a-8 of the proxy rules (or any successor provision) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is to be included in the corporation’s proxy statement for an annual meeting of stockholders shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of this Section 1.11. A stockholder shall not have complied with this Section 1.11(b) if the stockholder (or beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made) solicits or does not solicit, as the case may be, proxies in support of such stockholder’s proposal in contravention of the representations with respect thereto required by this Section 1.11.

(c) The chairman of any meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether business was properly brought before the meeting in accordance with the provisions of this Section 1.11 (including whether the stockholder or beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made solicited (or is part of a group which solicited) or did not so solicit, as the case may be, proxies in support of such stockholder’s proposal in compliance with the representation with respect thereto required by this Section 1.11), and if the chairman should determine that business was not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with the provisions of this Section 1.11, the chairman shall so declare to the meeting and such business shall not be brought before the meeting.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.11, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual meeting of stockholders of the corporation to present business, such business shall not be considered, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the corporation. For purposes of this Section 1.11, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be authorized by a written instrument executed by the such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as a proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such written instrument or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the written instrument or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders.

(e) For purposes of this Section 1.11, “public disclosure” shall include disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones New Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

1.12 Conduct of Meetings.

(a) Meetings of stockholders shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Board, if any, or in the Chairman's absence by the Vice Chairman of the Board, if any, or in the Vice Chairman's absence by the Chief Executive Officer, or in the Chief Executive Officer’s absence, by the President, or in the President's absence by a Vice President, or in the absence of all of the foregoing persons by a chairman designated by the Board of Directors, or in the absence of such designation by a chairman chosen by vote of the stockholders at the meeting. The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in the Secretary's absence the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

(b) The Board of Directors may adopt by resolution such rules, regulations and procedures for the conduct of any meeting of stockholders of the corporation as it shall deem appropriate including, without limitation, such guidelines and procedures as it may deem appropriate regarding the participation by means of remote communication of stockholders and proxyholders not physically present at a meeting. Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules, regulations and procedures as adopted by the Board of Directors, the chairman of any meeting of stockholders shall have the right and authority to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such chairman, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the chairman of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (i) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (ii) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (iii) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders of record of the corporation, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as shall be determined; (iv) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and (v) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or the chairman of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.

(c) The chairman of the meeting shall announce at the meeting when the polls for each matter to be voted upon at the meeting will be opened and closed. If no announcement is made, the polls shall be deemed to have opened when the meeting is convened and closed upon the final adjournment of the meeting. After the polls close, no ballots, proxies or votes or any revocations or changes thereto may be accepted.

(d) In advance of any meeting of stockholders, the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President shall appoint one or more inspectors of election to act at the meeting and make a written report thereof. One or more other persons may be designated as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate is present, ready and willing to act at a meeting of stockholders, the chairman of the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Unless otherwise required by law, inspectors may be officers, employees or agents of the corporation. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of such inspector's duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of such inspector's ability. The inspector shall have the duties prescribed by law and shall take charge of the polls and, when the vote in completed, shall make a certificate of the result of the vote taken and of such other facts as may be required by law.

1.13 No Action by Consent in Lieu of a Meeting. Stockholders of the corporation may not take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting.

ARTICLE II - DIRECTORS

2.1 General Powers. The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of a Board of Directors, who may exercise all of the powers of the corporation except as otherwise provided by applicable law or the Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

2.2 Number, Election and Qualification. The number of directors of the Corporation shall be established by a majority of the entire Board of Directors except that such number shall be not less than three (3) nor more than fifteen (15), the exact number to be nine (9) until otherwise determined by resolution adopted by a majority of the entire Board of Directors. Election of directors need not be by written ballot. Directors need not be stockholders of the corporation.

2.3 Classes of Directors. The Board of Directors shall be and is divided into three classes: Class I (elected at the Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2021, with a term expiring at the Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2024), Class II (elected at the Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2022, with a term expiring at the Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2025) and Class III (elected at the Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2023, with a term expiring at the Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2026), provided that such division of directors into classes shall terminate at the annual meeting of stockholders held in 2026. The allocation of directors among classes shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.

2.4 Terms of Office. Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, each director shall serve for a term ending on the date of the third annual meeting following the annual meeting at which such director was elected; provided, that each director appointed to Class I shall serve for a term expiring at the corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2024; each director appointed to Class II shall serve for a term expiring at the corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2025; and each director appointed to Class III shall serve for a term expiring at the corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2026. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, each director elected by the stockholders after the annual meeting of stockholders held in 2023 shall serve for a term expiring at the next succeeding annual meeting of stockholders. The term of each director shall continue until the election and qualification of a successor and be subject to such director's earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal.

2.5 Quorum. A majority of the directors at any time in office shall constitute a quorum. If at any meeting of the Board of Directors there shall be less than such a quorum, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.

2.6 Action at Meeting. Every act or decision done or made by a majority of the directors present at a meeting duly held at which a quorum is present shall be regarded as the act of the Board of Directors unless a greater number is required by applicable law or by the Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

2.7 Removal. Subject to the rights of holder of any series of Preferred Stock, directors of the corporation serving in Class I (with a term expiring at the Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2024), Class II (with a term expiring at the Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2025) or Class III (with a term expiring at the Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2026) may be removed only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the votes which all the stockholders would be entitled to cast in any annual election of directors or class of directors. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, each director elected by stockholders after the annual meeting of stockholders held in 2023 or appointed to a term that is no longer classified may be removed with or without cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the votes which all the stockholders would be entitled to cast in any annual election of directors or class of directors.

2.8 Vacancies. Subject to the rights of holder of any series of Preferred Stock, any vacancy or newly-created directorships on the Board of Directors, however occurring, shall be filled only by vote of a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director and shall not be filled by the stockholders. A director elected to fill a vacancy shall hold office until the next election of the class for which such director shall have been chosen, subject to the election and qualification of a successor or until such director's earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal, and any director elected to a newly created directorship shall serve for a term expiring at the annual meeting at which the term of the class to which he or she has been elected expires; provided in each case that (subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock) each director elected to fill a vacancy or newly created directorship at or after the annual meeting of stockholders held in 2026 shall serve for a term expiring at the next succeeding annual meeting of stockholders or until the election and qualification of his or her successor and be subject to his or her earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal.

2.9 Resignation. Any director may resign by delivering a resignation in writing or by electronic transmission to the corporation at its principal office or to the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Secretary. Such resignation shall be effective upon receipt unless it is specified to be effective at some later time or upon the happening of some later event.

2.10 Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such time and place as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors; provided that any director who is absent when such a determination is made shall be given notice of the determination. A regular meeting of the Board of Directors may be held without notice immediately after and at the same place as the annual meeting of stockholders.

2.11 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time and place designated in a call by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, two or more directors, or by one director in the event that there is only a single director in office.

2.12 Notice of Special Meetings. Notice of any special meeting of directors shall be given to each director by the Secretary or by the officer or one of the directors calling the meeting. Notice shall be duly given to each director (a) in person or by telephone at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting, (b) by sending written notice via reputable overnight courier, telecopy or electronic mail, or delivering written notice by hand, to such director's last known business, home or electronic mail address at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting, or (c) by sending written notice via first-class mail to such director's last known business or home address at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting. A notice or waiver of notice of a meeting of the Board of Directors need not specify the purposes of the meeting.

2.13 Meetings by Conference Communications Equipment. Directors may participate in meetings of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

2.14 Action by Consent. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, if all members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent to the action in writing or by electronic transmission, and the written consents or electronic transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee.

2.15 Committees. The Board of Directors may designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the corporation. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members of the committee present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors and subject to the provisions of law, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation and may authorize the seal of the corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it. Each such committee shall keep minutes and make such reports as the Board of Directors may from time to time request. Except as the Board of Directors may otherwise determine, any committee may make rules for the conduct of its business, but unless otherwise provided by the directors or in such rules, its business shall be conducted as nearly as possible in the same manner as is provided in these By-laws for the Board of Directors. Except as otherwise provided in the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, these By-laws, or the resolution of the Board of Directors designating the committee, a committee may create one or more subcommittees, each subcommittee to consist of one or more members of the committee, and delegate to a subcommittee any or all of the powers and authority of the committee.

2.16 Compensation of Directors. Directors may be paid such compensation for their services and such reimbursement for expenses of attendance at meetings as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the corporation or any of its parent or subsidiary entities in any other capacity and receiving compensation for such service.

ARTICLE III - OFFICERS

3.1 Titles. The officers of the corporation shall consist of a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a Secretary, a Treasurer and such other officers with such other titles as the Board of Directors shall determine, including a Chairman of the Board, a Vice Chairman of the Board, and one or more Vice Presidents, Assistant Treasurers, and Assistant Secretaries. The Board of Directors may appoint such other officers as it may deem appropriate.

3.2 Election. The Chief Executive Officer, President, Treasurer and Secretary shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors at its first meeting following the annual meeting of stockholders. Other officers may be appointed by the Board of Directors at such meeting or at any other meeting.

3.3 Qualification. No officer need be a stockholder. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.

3.4 Tenure. Except as otherwise provided by law, by the Restated Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-laws, each officer shall hold office until such officer's successor is elected and qualified, unless a different term is specified in the resolution electing or appointing such officer, or until such officer's earlier death, resignation or removal.

3.5 Resignation and Removal. Any officer may resign by delivering a written resignation to the corporation at its principal office or to the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Secretary. Such resignation shall be effective upon receipt unless it is specified to be effective at some later time or upon the happening of some later event.

Any officer may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by vote of a majority of the directors then in office.

Except as the Board of Directors may otherwise determine, no officer who resigns or is removed shall have any right to any compensation as an officer for any period following such officer's resignation or removal, or any right to damages on account of such removal, whether such officer's compensation be by the month or by the year or otherwise, unless such compensation is expressly provided for in a duly authorized written agreement with the corporation.

3.6 Vacancies. The Board of Directors may fill any vacancy occurring in any office for any reason and may, in its discretion, leave unfilled for such period as it may determine any offices other than those of Chief Executive Officer, President, Treasurer and Secretary. Each such successor shall hold office for the unexpired term of such officer's predecessor and until a successor is elected and qualified, or until such officer's earlier death, resignation or removal.

3.7 Chairman of the Board. The Board of Directors may appoint from its members a Chairman of the Board, who need not be an employee or officer of the corporation. If the Board of Directors appoints a Chairman of the Board, such Chairman shall perform such duties and possess such powers as are assigned by the Board of Directors and, if the Chairman of the Board is also designated as the corporation’s Chief Executive Officer, shall have the powers and duties of the Chief Executive Officer prescribed in Section 3.8 of these By-laws. Unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and stockholders.

3.8 President; Chief Executive Officer. Unless the Board of Directors has designated the Chairman of the Board or another person as the corporation’s Chief Executive Officer, the President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the corporation. The Chief Executive Officer shall have general charge and supervision of the business of the Corporation subject to the direction of the Board of Directors. The President shall perform such other duties and shall have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer (if the President is not the Chief Executive Officer) may from time to time prescribe. In the event of the absence, inability or refusal to act of the Chief Executive Officer or the President (if the President is not the Chief Executive Officer), the Vice President (or if there shall be more than one, the Vice Presidents in the order determined by the Board of Directors) shall perform the duties of the Chief Executive Officer and when so performing such duties shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the Chief Executive Officer.

3.9 Vice Presidents. Any Vice President shall perform such duties and possess such powers as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer may from time to time prescribe. The Board of Directors may assign to any Vice President the title of Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or any other title selected by the Board of Directors. A Vice President need not be an officer of the corporation and shall not be deemed an officer of the corporation unless elected by the Board of Directors.

3.10 Secretary and Assistant Secretaries. The Secretary shall perform such duties and shall have such powers as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer may from time to time prescribe. In addition, the Secretary shall perform such duties and have such powers as are incident to the office of the secretary, including without limitation the duty and power to give notices of all meetings of stockholders and special meetings of the Board of Directors, to attend all meetings of stockholders and the Board of Directors and keep a record of the proceedings, to maintain a stock ledger and prepare lists of stockholders and their addresses as required, to be custodian of corporate records and the corporate seal and to affix and attest to the same on documents.

Any Assistant Secretary shall perform such duties and possess such powers as the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary may from time to time prescribe. In the event of the absence, inability or refusal to act of the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary (or if there shall be more than one, the Assistant Secretaries in the order determined by the Board of Directors) shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Secretary.

In the absence of the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary at any meeting of stockholders or directors, the chairman of the meeting shall designate a temporary secretary to keep a record of the meeting.

3.11 Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers. The Treasurer shall perform such duties and shall have such powers as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer. In addition, the Treasurer shall perform such duties and have such powers as are incident to the office of treasurer, including without limitation the duty and power to keep and be responsible for all funds and securities of the corporation, to deposit funds of the corporation in depositories selected in accordance with these By-laws, to disburse such funds as ordered by the Board of Directors, to make proper accounts of such funds, and to render as required by the Board of Directors statements of all such transactions and of the financial condition of the corporation.

The Assistant Treasurers shall perform such duties and possess such powers as the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the Treasurer may from time to time prescribe. In the event of the absence, inability or refusal to act of the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurer (or if there shall be more than one, the Assistant Treasurers in the order determined by the Board of Directors) shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Treasurer.

3.12 Salaries. Officers of the corporation shall be entitled to such salaries, compensation or reimbursement as shall be fixed or allowed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE IV - CAPITAL STOCK

4.1 Issuance of Stock. Subject to the provisions of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the whole or any part of any unissued balance of the authorized capital stock of the corporation or the whole or any part of any shares of the authorized capital stock of the corporation held in the corporation’s treasury may be issued, sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by vote of the Board of Directors in such manner, for such lawful consideration and on such terms as the Board of Directors may determine.

4.2 Certificates of Stock. Every holder of stock of the corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate, in such form as may be prescribed by law and by the Board of Directors, certifying the number and class of shares owned by such holder in the corporation. Each such certificate shall be signed by, or in the name of the corporation by, the Chairman or Vice Chairman, if any, of the Board of Directors, or the President or a Vice President, and the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the corporation. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile.

Each certificate for shares of stock which are subject to any restriction on transfer pursuant to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, these By-laws, applicable securities laws or any agreement among any number of stockholders or among such holders and the corporation shall have conspicuously noted on the face or back of the certificate either the full text of the restriction or a statement of the existence of such restriction.

There shall be set forth on the face or back of each certificate representing shares of such class or series of stock of the corporation a statement that the corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests a copy of the full text of the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.

4.3 Transfers. Except as otherwise established by rules and regulations adopted by the Board of Directors, and subject to applicable law, shares of stock may be transferred on the books of the corporation by the surrender to the corporation or its transfer agent of the certificate representing such shares properly endorsed or accompanied by a written assignment or power of attorney properly executed, and with such proof of authority or the authenticity of signature as the corporation or its transfer agent may reasonably require. Except as may be otherwise required by law, by the Restated Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-laws, the corporation shall be entitled to treat the record holder of stock as shown on its books as the owner of such stock for all purposes, including the payment of dividends and the right to vote with respect to such stock, regardless of any transfer, pledge or other disposition of such stock until the shares have been transferred on the books of the corporation in accordance with the requirements of these By-laws.

4.4 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. The corporation may issue a new certificate of stock in place of any previously issued certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon such terms and conditions as the Board of Directors may prescribe, including the presentation of reasonable evidence of such loss, theft or destruction and the giving of such indemnity and posting of such bond as the Board of Directors may require for the protection of the corporation or any transfer agent or registrar.

4.5 Record Date. The Board of Directors may fix in advance a date as a record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action. Such record date shall not be more than 60 nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting, nor more than 60 days prior to any other action to which such record date relates.

If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day before the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day before the day on which the meeting is held. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating to such purpose.

A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

ARTICLE V - GENERAL PROVISIONS

5.1 Fiscal Year. Except as from time to time otherwise designated by the Board of Directors, the fiscal year of the corporation shall begin on the first day of January of each year and end on the last day of December in each year.

5.2 Corporate Seal. The corporate seal shall be in such form as shall be approved by the Board of Directors.

5.3 Waiver of Notice. Whenever notice is required to be given by law, by the Restated Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-laws, a written waiver signed by the person entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to notice, whether before, at or after the time stated in such notice, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

5.4 Voting of Securities. Except as the Board of Directors may otherwise designate, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Treasurer may waive notice of, and act as, or appoint any person or persons to act as, proxy or attorney-in-fact for this corporation (with or without power of substitution) at any meeting of stockholders or securityholders of any other entity, the securities of which may be held by this corporation.

5.5 Evidence of Authority. A certificate by the Secretary, or an Assistant Secretary, or a temporary Secretary, as to any action taken by the stockholders, directors, a committee or any officer or representative of the corporation shall as to all persons who rely on the certificate in good faith be conclusive evidence of such action.

5.6 Restated Certificate of Incorporation. All references in these By-laws to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall be deemed to refer to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation, as amended and in effect from time to time.

5.7 Severability. Any determination that any provision of these By-laws is for any reason inapplicable, illegal or ineffective shall not affect or invalidate any other provision of these By-laws.

5.8 Pronouns. All pronouns used in these By-laws shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the person or persons may require.

ARTICLE VI - AMENDMENTS

These By-laws may be altered, amended or repealed, in whole or in part, or new By-laws may be adopted by the Board of Directors or by the stockholders as provided in the Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

Scope of Policy

Persons Covered. This Insider Trading Policy (this "Policy") applies to all directors, officers, associates, employees, agents and consultants of TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (the "Company") and any subsidiaries and affiliated companies. In this Policy, references to "you" include:

• your family members who reside with you;
• anyone else who lives in your household;
• any family members who do not live in your household but whose transactions in securities are directed by you or are subject to your influence or control (such as parents or children who consult with you before they trade in securities);
• any person to whom you have disclosed material, nonpublic information; and
• any person acting on your behalf or on behalf of any individual listed above.

You are responsible for making sure that the transaction of any security covered by this Policy by any such person complies with this Policy. If you have any questions about the Policy, please contact the Legal Department.

Securities Covered. Although it is most likely that the "material, nonpublic information" you possess will relate to the common stock of the Company, the Policy applies to transactions in all securities, such as derivative securities like puts, calls and hedging instruments, regardless of who may issue or "write" those derivative securities. In addition, this Policy applies to purchases and sales of the securities of other entities, including customers, suppliers or business partners of the Company and entities with which the Company may be negotiating major transactions (such as an acquisition, investment, partnership or sale of assets). Information that is not material to the Company may nevertheless be material to those entities.

Statement of Policy

No Trading on "Material, Nonpublic Information." If you possess "material, nonpublic information" relating to the Company, its subsidiaries or any other entity, you may not purchase, sell or gift securities of the Company or such other entity, either directly or indirectly.

No Tipping. You may not pass on material, nonpublic information without express authorization by the Company or recommend to others that they trade in stock or securities of any company (including the Company) while you have material nonpublic information about such company. "Tipping," which is the practice of disclosing material nonpublic information to others who then trade, violates securities laws and can result in the same civil and criminal penalties that apply to insider trading. These laws and penalties can apply even if you do not receive any money or derive any benefit from trades made by persons to whom you passed material nonpublic information.

Material, Nonpublic Information. "Material, nonpublic information" is information that is not available to the public at large that could affect the market price of a security and that a reasonable investor would regard as important in deciding whether to buy, sell or hold the security. Either positive or negative information may be material. Common examples of material information are:

• forecasts, estimates or projections of earnings or results of operations for current or future periods;
• news of a pending or proposed merger, acquisition, tender offer, divestiture or disposition of significant assets;
• changes in dividend policies;
• actual or threatened major litigation, or the resolution of such litigation;
• major events regarding securities, including the declaration of a stock split or the offering of additional securities (debt or equity);
• new major contracts, orders, suppliers, customers or finance sources, or the loss thereof;
• a change in management;
• a significant security breach, data loss, or service disruption;
• major personnel changes which may include significant layoffs or reorganizations;
• severe financial liquidity problems; or
• significant new products or services.

Because trading that receives scrutiny will be evaluated after the fact with the benefit of hindsight, questions concerning the materiality of particular information should be resolved in favor of materiality, and trading should be avoided until such information is no longer material or becomes public. If you have questions regarding specific information, please contact the Legal Department.

Public Information. Information is considered to be available to the public only when it has been released to the public through appropriate channels (for example, by means of a press release, a publicly accessible conference call or a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission) and enough time has elapsed to permit the investment market to absorb and evaluate the information. As a general rule, information is considered absorbed and evaluated after one full trading day has elapsed after the information is released. For example, if we announce material nonpublic information before trading begins on Thursday, then you may execute a transaction in securities of the Company on Friday; if we announce material nonpublic information after trading ends on Thursday, then you may execute a transaction in securities of the Company on Monday.

Improper Disclosure. The Company has authorized only certain individuals to publicly release material, nonpublic information. Unless you are explicitly authorized to do so, you should refrain from discussing material, nonpublic information with anyone outside the Company. If such information is improperly disclosed to outsiders, the Company may be forced to release it publicly. For example, an improper disclosure that results in a news story about a pending acquisition may require public release of plans that could upset the transaction. Therefore, you should avoid discussing such information in public and should ensure that documents containing sensitive information about the Company are secure and are not distributed improperly.

No Hardship Exemptions. Please note that there may be instances where you suffer financial harm or other hardship or are otherwise required to forgo a planned transaction because of the restrictions imposed by this Policy. Personal financial emergency or other personal circumstances are not mitigating factors under securities laws and will not excuse a failure to comply with this Policy.

Policy Violations and Potential Criminal and Civil Liability. The consequences for insider trading include monetary penalties in the form of civil fines, criminal fines, and criminal sentences. In addition, employees who fail to comply with this policy may face disciplinary action, up to and including termination for cause.

"Black Out" Periods

A "black out" period is a period during which you may not execute transactions in Company securities. Please bear in mind that even if a black out period is not in effect, at no time may you trade in Company securities if you are aware of material, nonpublic information about the Company. For example, if the Company issues a quarterly earnings release and you are aware of other material, nonpublic information not disclosed in the earnings release, you may not trade in Company securities.

Quarterly Earnings Black Out Periods. You may not buy, sell or gift Company securities during the period beginning with the last day of each fiscal quarter or fiscal year of the Company and during the first (1st) full business day period following the public release of the financial results for such fiscal quarter or year (for example, by means of a press release, a publicly accessible conference call or a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission). For example, the second quarter of 2022 will end on June 30, 2022. If the Company issues its earnings release for the second quarter of 2022 prior to the market opening on August 10, 2022, you may not purchase or sell the Company's common stock between June 30, 2022 and August 10, 2022 (inclusive of these dates). In accordance with this Policy, the Company will from time to time advise interested parties of the expected timing of its earnings releases.

Event-Specific Black Out Periods. The Company reserves the right to impose trading black out periods from time to time when, in the judgment of the Company, a black out period is warranted. A black out period may be imposed for any reason, including the Company's involvement in a material transaction, the anticipated issuance of interim earnings guidance or other material public announcements. The existence of an event-specific black out period may not be announced, or may be announced only to those who are aware of the transaction or event giving rise to the black out period. If you are made aware of the existence of an event-specific black out period, you should not disclose the existence of such black out period to any other person. Individuals that are subject to event-specific black out periods will be contacted when these periods are instituted from time to time.

Pension Fund Black Out Periods. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 prohibits all purchases, sales or transfers of Company securities by directors and officers of the Company during a "pension fund black out period." A pension fund black out period exists whenever 50% or more of the participants in a Company benefit plan are unable to conduct transactions in their Company common stock accounts for more than three (3) consecutive business days. These black out periods typically occur when there is a change in the benefit plan's trustee, record keeper or investment manager. Individuals that are subject to these black out periods will be contacted when these periods are instituted from time to time.

Preclearance

Even when not subject to a black out period, officers, directors and other applicable members of management who have been notified that they are subject to preclearance requirements may not engage in any transaction in the Company’s securities without first obtaining preclearance of the transaction from the General Counsel at least two (2) business days in advance of the proposed transaction.

Precleared transactions not completed within two (2) business days will require new pre-clearance. The Company may choose to shorten this period. If the General Counsel or their designee advises you that you are not precleared, then you may not effect any trades in the securities under any circumstances, and you must not inform anyone within or outside of the Company of the restriction as it could result in an unintended distribution of information about a pending material event.

Other Trading Restrictions

The Company considers it improper and inappropriate for you to engage in short- term or speculative transactions in Company securities or in other transactions in Company securities that may lead to inadvertent violations of the U.S. insider trading laws. Accordingly, your transactions in Company securities are subject to the following restrictions.

Short Sales.You may not engage in short sales of Company securities (sales of securities that are not then owned), including a "sale against the box" (a sale with delayed delivery).

Hedging.You may not engage in hedging or similar transactions designed to decrease the risk associated with holding the Company’s securities.

Derivatives Trading. You may not engage in transactions in derivative securities based on or which derive value in relation to the Company’s equity or performance, other than derivatives granted pursuant to Company benefit plans. Derivatives include, but are not limited to, put and call options, warrants, stock appreciation rights and similar rights whose value is derived from the value of any Company security.

Standing Orders. Standing orders should be used only for a very brief period of time. A standing order placed with a broker to sell or purchase stock at a specified price leaves you with no control over the timing of the transaction. A standing order transaction executed by the broker when you are aware of material, nonpublic information may result in unlawful insider trading even if the standing order was placed at a time when you did not possess material, nonpublic information.

Margin Accounts and Pledges.Securities held in a margin account or pledged as collateral for a loan may be sold by the broker if you fail to meet a margin call or by the lender in foreclosure if you default on the loan. You may not have control over these transactions as the securities may be sold at certain times without your consent. A margin or foreclosure sale that occurs when you are aware of material, nonpublic information may, under some circumstances, result in unlawful insider trading. Because of this danger, you may not hold Company stock in a margin account or pledge Company securities as collateral for a loan.

Transactions Under Company Benefit Plans

The U.S. insider trading laws also restrict your ability to engage in certain transactions under the Company's benefit plans, as described below:

Stock Option Exercises. The exercise of stock options that have been granted to you by the Company under one of the Company’s stock option plans is subject to the restrictions in this Policy, including any applicable preclearance requirements. Additionally, these restrictions apply to cashless exercises, sales to cover, or sales of the purchased shares. These restrictions do not prohibit the receipt or vesting of stock options.

Section 16 Reporting

Directors and officers of the Company must file periodic reports regarding their ownership of Company securities pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and are subject to disgorgement of "short-swing" profits pursuant to Section l6(b) of the Exchange Act. The practical effect of these provisions of Section 16 is that directors and officers (1) must file a report of their transactions with the Securities and Exchange Commission generally within two (2) business days of the date of the transaction and (2) who purchase and sell (or sell and purchase) the Company’s securities within a six (6)-month period must disgorge all profits to the Company whether or not they had knowledge of any material, nonpublic information. Violations of or failure to comply with these requirements can result in SEC enforcement action. Directors and officers are obligated to comply with all applicable filing requirements imposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the NYSE (or any other applicable exchange or securities commission), including Section 16 filings and Form 144 filings.

Rule 10b5-1 Plans Must Be Approved.

Rule 10b5-1 plans may be used to trade during blackout periods. However, you may not enter into such a plan (or amend or terminate any such plan) without approval from the Legal Department. There are certain conditions that must be satisfied in order to enter into such a plan, including that you may only enter into or amend any such plan at a time when you do not possess material, nonpublic information and when you are not subject to a black out period. Additionally, amendments or terminations of plans are strongly discouraged due to legal risks. For additional information regarding such plans, please contact the Legal Department.

Post-Termination Transactions

This Policy continues to apply to your transactions in Company securities even after you have terminated your employment with or services to the Company and/or its subsidiaries and affiliated companies. If you are aware of material, nonpublic information when your employment or service relationship terminates, you may not trade in Company securities until that information has been publicly released.

Revised: November 6, 2023

Clawback Events

1. Restatement Clawback

In the event that TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (the “Company”) is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to the Company’s material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under the federal securities laws, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Committee”) will review all Covered Compensation (as defined below) received by any current or former "executive officer" (which, for purposes of this policy, shall have the same meaning as “officers” under Rule 16a-1(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) (the “Covered Individuals”) during the three fiscal year period immediately preceding the date on which the Company was required to prepare such restatement and any transition period of less than nine months that is within or immediately following such three fiscal years. If the amount of any Covered Compensation received by a Covered Individual would have been lower had it been determined based on such restated financial results, the Committee shall require the reimbursement of the full amount of the excess portion of such Covered Compensation.

This Restatement Clawback portion of this policy is intended to comply with, and as applicable to be administered and interpreted consistent with, and subject to the exceptions set forth in, Listing Standard 303A.14 adopted by the New York Stock Exchange to implement Rule 10D-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (collectively, “Rule 10D-1”).

For purposes of a Restatement Clawback:

• An “accounting restatement” includes any required accounting restatement to correct an error in previously issued financial statements that is material to the previously issued financial statements, or that would result in a material misstatement if the error were corrected in the current period or left uncorrected in the current period. 

• “Covered Compensation” means any compensation granted, earned, or vested based in whole or in part on the Company’s attainment of a financial reporting measure that was received by a person (i) on or after October 2, 2023 and after the person began service as a Covered Individual, and (ii) who served as a Covered Individual at any time during the performance period for the Covered Compensation. 

• A “financial reporting measure” is any measure determined and presented in accordance with the accounting principles used in preparing the Company’s financial statements (and any measures that are derived wholly or in part from those measures), including GAAP and non-GAAP measures, as well as stock price and total shareholder return (TSR). 

• A Covered Individual is deemed to have “received” Covered Compensation on the date that the applicable performance measure is satisfied or attained (even if the grant of compensation occurs after such date or compensation remains subject to additional service vesting conditions) and not, for the avoidance of doubt, on the date when such Covered Compensation is granted, vested or paid.

• The Company will be deemed to have been “required” to prepare a restatement on the date that is the earlier of (i) the date the Board of Directors, any committee thereof (including the Audit Committee), or any officers of the Company authorized to take such action concludes, or reasonably should have concluded, that the Company is required to prepare a restatement due to material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirements under the federal securities laws or (ii) the date a court, regulator or other legally authorized body directs the Company to prepare a restatement.

For Covered Compensation based on stock price or total shareholder return, where the amount of erroneously awarded compensation is not subject to mathematical recalculation directly from the information in an accounting restatement, the Committee will determine the amount based on a reasonable estimate of the effect of the accounting restatement on the relevant stock price or total shareholder return. In all cases, the calculation of the excess amount of Covered Compensation to be recovered will be determined without regard to any taxes paid with respect to such compensation. The Company will maintain and will provide to the New York Stock Exchange documentation of all determinations and actions taken in complying with the Restatement Clawback portion of this policy. 

For the avoidance of doubt, if the conditions necessary to trigger a Restatement Clawback exist, the Committee is required to seek reimbursement of the applicable amount of Covered Compensation under this Policy, without giving consideration to any mitigating circumstances, including the relative culpability, if any, of the impacted Covered Individuals in the events that gave rise to the accounting restatement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to and in accordance with any applicable exceptions under the New York Stock Exchange and in accordance with Rule 10D-1, if in connection with a Restatement Clawback: (i) after making a reasonable attempt to recover the excess Covered Compensation, the Committee reasonably determines that the direct expense paid to a third party to recover such excess Covered Compensation would exceed the amount of the Covered Compensation to be recovered and, therefore, that recovery is impracticable, or (ii) the recovery of the Covered Compensation would cause the Company’s tax qualified retirement plan to fail to meet the requirements of Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(13), then in each case, the Committee will not be required to seek recovery hereunder.

2. Misconduct Clawback

In addition, the Committee may, if it determines appropriate in its sole discretion, require reimbursement of any incentive-based compensation (whether in the form of cash or equity and regardless of whether such compensation is Covered Compensation), granted to, earned by, vested or paid to any incentive plan participant at any time during the three fiscal year period immediately preceding the date of the Committee’s determination under this policy, if the Committee determines that such participant has: (1) engaged in fraud, bribery, or other intentional, illegal misconduct; (2) materially breached the Company’s Code of Ethics or any other material Company policy; or (3) knowingly failed to report such acts of any employee over whom such person had direct supervisory responsibility. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 2 shall apply to any current or former employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries who participates in any incentive compensation plan or program maintained by the Company or any subsidiary, including the Covered Individuals.

In determining what remedies, if any, to pursue in the event of a Misconduct Trigger, the Committee may take into account all relevant factors, including without limitation:

a) the financial and reputational harm caused to the Company resulting from such misconduct;

b) the likelihood of success in taking action relative to the effort involved (e.g., the expense of recovering the compensation does not exceed the amount sought to be recovered);

c) any pending or threatened legal proceedings relating to, directly or indirectly, the acts or omissions outlined in this Section 2, and any actual or anticipated resolution;

d) whether taking action may prejudice the Company’s interests in any way; and

e) the tax consequences to the Company of taking action.

In exercising its business judgment in connection with a Misconduct Clawback, the Committee may consider any other factors it deems relevant in its determination. A Misconduct Clawback pursuant to this policy is in addition to any and all other rights the Company may have to pursue remedies against an employee or former employee for misconduct in the course of employment by the Company, all of which are expressly retained by the Company. 

General

Both Restatement Clawbacks and Misconduct Clawbacks may be enforced by reducing or cancelling outstanding annual and long-term incentive compensation or equity awards, by requiring the return of shares issued in settlement of an award or the proceeds realized in any sale of the same, and by legal process asserting a claim for repayment. In addition, the Committee may take such other action to enforce the employee’s obligations to the Company as it may deem appropriate in view of all the facts surrounding the particular case. 

Any right of recoupment or recovery pursuant to this policy is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other remedies or rights of recoupment that may be available to the Company pursuant to the terms of any other policy, any employment agreement or plan or award terms, and any other legal remedies available to the Company; provided that the Company shall not recoup amounts pursuant to such other policy, terms or remedies to the extent it is recovered pursuant to this policy.  The Company shall not indemnify any Covered Individual against the loss of any Covered Compensation or other incentive-based compensation (or provide any advancement of expenses in such instance), including any payment or reimbursement for the cost of third-party insurance purchased by any Covered Individual to fund potential recovery obligations under this Policy.

Except as expressly provided herein, the Committee shall make all determinations regarding the application and operation of this policy in its sole discretion, and all such determinations shall be final and binding.

Amendment or Termination

The Committee may amend or terminate this policy from time to time in its discretion, provided that any such amendment or termination does not render this policy non-compliant with any applicable rules of the SEC, the New York Stock Exchange and/or Rule 10D-1. Any such amendments shall be binding on employees who continue in employment after the effective date of such amendment(s). Except to the extent required by law or applicable New York Stock Exchange listing standards, no such amendments may be given a retroactive effective date.

Successors

This policy shall be binding and enforceable against all subject employees and their beneficiaries, executors, administrators, and other legal representatives.

Originally Adopted: February 2014

Most Recently Revised: October 2023

TREEHOUSE FOODS, INC.

AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER

A. Purpose

The purpose of the Audit Committee is:

• to assist the Board of Directors of TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (the "Company") in its oversight of:

• the integrity of the Company's financial statements;
• the Company's compliance with legal and regulatory financial accounting requirements;
• the independent registered public accounting firm's qualifications and independence; and
• the performance of the Company's internal audit function and independent registered public accounting firm;

• to prepare an audit committee report as required by the SEC to be included in the Company's annual proxy statement;
• to provide a line of communication among the Board of Directors, independent registered public accounting firm, management and internal auditors; and

• overseeing the Company’s systems of disclosure controls and procedures, internal controls over financial reporting, and compliance with ethical standards adopted by the Company.

B. Structure and Membership

1. Number. Except as otherwise permitted by the applicable rules of the New York Stock Exchange, the Audit Committee shall consist of at least three members of the Board of Directors.

2. Independence. Each member of the Audit Committee shall meet the independence and experience requirements of the New York Stock Exchange, Rule 10A-3(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and the rules and regulations of the SEC, as in effect from time to time, as determined by the Board of Directors.

3. Financial Literacy. Each member of the Audit Committee must be financially literate, as such qualification is interpreted by the Board of Directors in its business judgment, or must become financially literate within a reasonable period of time after his or her appointment to the Audit Committee. At least one member of the Audit Committee must have accounting or related financial management expertise, as the Board of Directors interprets such qualification in its business judgment. Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors (in which case disclosure of such determination shall be made in the Company's annual report filed with the SEC), at least one member of the Audit Committee shall be an "audit committee financial expert" (as defined by applicable SEC rules).

4. Chair. Unless the Board of Directors elects a Chair of the Audit Committee, the Audit Committee shall elect a Chair by majority vote of its members.

5. Selection and Removal. Members of the Audit Committee shall be appointed by the Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Unless otherwise determined by the Board (in which case disclosure of such determination shall be made in the Company's annual proxy statement), no member of the Audit Committee may serve on the audit committee of more than two other public companies. The Board of Directors may remove members of the Audit Committee from such committee, with or without cause.

C. Authority and Responsibilities

General

The Audit Committee shall discharge its responsibilities and shall assess the information provided by the Company's management and the independent registered public accounting firm, in accordance with its business judgment. Management is responsible for the preparation, presentation, and integrity of the Company's financial statements, for the appropriateness of the accounting principles and reporting policies that are used by the Company and for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. The independent registered public accounting firm is responsible for auditing the Company's financial statements and the Company's internal control over financial reporting and for reviewing the Company's unaudited interim financial statements. The authority and responsibilities set forth in this Charter do not reflect or create any duty or obligation of the Audit Committee to plan or conduct any audits, to determine or certify that the Company's financial statements are complete, accurate, fairly presented, or in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or applicable law, or to guarantee the independent registered public accounting firm's reports.

Oversight of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

1. Selection. The Audit Committee shall be directly responsible for appointing, compensating, evaluating, retaining and, when necessary, terminating the engagement of the independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee may, in its discretion, seek stockholder ratification of the independent registered public accounting firm it appoints.

2. Independence. At least annually, the Audit Committee shall assess the independent registered public accounting firm's independence. In connection with this assessment, the Audit Committee shall, consistent with the rules of the PCAOB, obtain and review a report by the independent registered public accounting firm describing all relationships between the independent registered public accounting firm and the Company and its personnel that may reasonably be thought to bear on independence, including the disclosures required by PCAOB rules, including the disclosures required by PCAOB Ethics and Independence Rule 3526. The Audit Committee shall engage in an active dialogue with the independent registered public accounting firm concerning the potential effects of any disclosed relationships or services that might impact the objectivity and independence of the independent registered public accounting firm. 

3. Quality-Control Report. At least annually, the Audit Committee shall obtain and review a report by the independent registered public accounting firm describing:

• the independent registered public accounting firm's internal quality-control procedures;
• any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality-control review, or peer review, of the independent registered public accounting firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities, within the preceding five years, respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the independent registered public accounting firm, and any steps taken to deal with any such issues; and
• all relationships between the independent registered public accounting firm and the Company.

This report will be used to evaluate the independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications, performance, and independence. Further, the Audit Committee shall review the experience and qualifications of the lead partner each year and determine that all partner rotation requirements, as promulgated by applicable rules and regulations, are executed. The Audit Committee will also consider whether there should be rotation of the independent registered public accounting firm itself. The Audit Committee shall present its conclusions to the full Board of Directors.

4. Compensation. The Audit Committee shall be directly responsible for setting the compensation of the independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee is empowered, without further action by the Board of Directors, to cause the Company to pay the compensation of the independent registered public accounting firm established by the Audit Committee.

5. Preapproval of Services. The Audit Committee shall preapprove all audit services to be provided to the Company, whether provided by the principal independent registered public accounting firm or other firms, and all other permissible non-audit services to be provided to the Company by the independent registered public accounting firm; provided, however, that de minimis non-audit services may instead be approved in accordance with applicable New York Stock Exchange, Exchange Act and SEC rules.

6. Oversight. The independent registered public accounting firm shall report directly to the Audit Committee, and the Audit Committee shall be directly responsible for oversight of the work of the independent registered public accounting firm, including resolution of disagreements between Company management and the independent registered public accounting firm regarding financial reporting. In connection with its oversight role, the Audit Committee shall, from time to time as appropriate:

• Receive and discuss with the independent registered public accounting firm the matters required to be discussed by the independent registered public accounting firm under Auditing Standard No. 1301, as adopted by the PCAOB and amended from time to time, including any problems or difficulties the independent registered public accounting firm encountered in the course of the audit work and management's response regarding:

• critical accounting policies and practices;
• alternative treatments within generally accepted accounting principles for policies and practices related to material items that have been discussed with Company management, including ramifications of the use of such alternative disclosures and treatments, and the treatment preferred by the independent registered public accounting firm; and
• other material written communications between the independent registered public accounting firm and Company management, including, but not limited to the management letter and schedule of unadjusted differences.

• Review and discuss with the independent registered public accounting firm:

• any audit problems or difficulties the independent registered public accounting firm encountered in the course of the audit work and management's response, including any restrictions on the scope of the independent registered public accounting firm's activities or on access to requested information and any significant disagreements with management;
• major issues as to the adequacy of the Company's internal controls and any special audit steps adopted in light of material control deficiencies;
• major issues regarding accounting principles and financial statement presentations, including any significant changes in the Company’s selection or application of accounting policies.
• analyses prepared by management and/or the independent registered public accounting firm setting forth significant financial reporting issues and judgments made in connection with the preparation of the financial statements, including analyses of the effects of alternative GAAP methods on the financial statements;
• the effect of regulatory and accounting initiatives, as well as off-balance sheet structures, on the financial statements of the Company;
• the overall scope and plans for their audit, including the adequacy of staffing and compensation; and
• other services, if any, provided by the independent registered public accounting firm to confirm that they are not in violation of Section 10A of the Exchange Act.

Financial Statements and Other Financial Disclosures

7. Review and Discussion. The Audit Committee shall meet to review and discuss with the Company's management and independent registered public accounting firm the Company's quarterly and annual financial statements, including reviewing the Company's specific disclosures under "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the independent registered public accounting firm’s reports related to the financial statements.

8. Recommendation to Board Regarding Financial Statements. The Audit Committee shall consider whether it will recommend to the Board of Directors that the Company's audited financial statements be included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K.

9. Audit Committee Report. The Audit Committee shall prepare an annual committee report for inclusion where necessary in the proxy statement of the Company relating to its annual meeting of security holders.

10. Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Review of Interim Financial Statements. The Audit Committee shall direct the independent registered public accounting firm to use its best efforts to perform all reviews of interim financial information prior to disclosure by the Company of such information and to discuss promptly with the Audit Committee and the Chief Financial Officer any matters identified in connection with the independent registered public accounting firm's review of interim financial information which are required to be discussed by applicable auditing standards. The Audit Committee shall direct management to advise the Audit Committee in the event that the Company proposes to disclose interim financial information prior to completion of the independent registered public accounting firm's review of interim financial information.

11. Earnings Release and Other Financial Information. The Audit Committee shall discuss earnings press releases, including the type and presentation of information, paying particular attention to any pro forma or adjusted non-GAAP information.  Such discussions may be in general terms (i.e., discussion of the types of information to be disclosed and the type of presentations to be made). 

Controls and Procedures

12. Oversight. The Audit Committee shall coordinate the Board of Directors' oversight of the Company's internal control over financial reporting, disclosure controls and procedures and violations of the code of ethics. The Audit Committee shall receive and review the reports of the CEO and CFO required by Rule 13a-14 of the Exchange Act.

13. Internal Audit Function. The Audit Committee shall coordinate the Board of Directors' oversight of the Company's internal audit function, including the review of the authority and responsibilities of the function, audit plans, budgets, staffing, the scope and results of audits, and management's responses.

14. Risk Management. The Audit Committee shall review and discuss the Company's policies and guidelines to govern the process by which risk assessment and risk management is undertaken by management, including guidelines and policies to identify the Company's major financial risk exposures related to matters including the Company’s financial statements and financial reporting processes, compliance, and information technology and cybersecurity, and the steps management has taken to monitor and control such exposures.

15. Hiring Policies. The Audit Committee shall establish policies regarding the hiring of employees or former employees of the Company's independent registered public accounting firm.

16. Compliance Program. The Audit Committee shall oversee the Company’s compliance program with respect to legal and regulatory requirements, including the Company’s Code of Ethics and the Company’s policies and procedures for monitoring compliance; and at least annually, meet to review the implementation and effectiveness of the Company’s compliance program with the general counsel and/or the chief compliance officer, who shall have the authority to communicate directly to the Audit Committee, promptly, about actual and alleged violations of law or the Company’s Code of Ethics, including any matters involving criminal or potential criminal conduct.

17. Procedures for Complaints. The Audit Committee shall establish and oversee procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the Company regarding potential misconduct, including (i) violations of law or the Company’s Code of Ethics; (ii) accounting, internal accounting controls, auditing matters and federal securities law matters; and (iii) the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of the Company of concerns regarding accounting, internal controls, auditing and federal securities law matters.

18. Evaluation of Financial Management. The Audit Committee shall coordinate with the Compensation Committee the evaluation of the Company's financial management personnel.

19. General Counsel. The Audit Committee shall review with the Company's general counsel, on at least an annual basis, any legal matters that could have a material impact on the Company's financial statements and the Company's compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

20. Additional Powers. The Audit Committee shall have such other duties as may be delegated from time to time by the Board of Directors.

D. Procedures and Administration

1. Meetings. The Audit Committee shall meet as often as it deems necessary in order to perform its responsibilities and, in any event, not less than six (6) times per year, at such times and places as the Audit Committee or its Chair determines. A majority of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the action of a majority of the members present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the committee. The Audit Committee may also act by unanimous written consent in lieu of a meeting. The Audit Committee shall periodically meet separately in private session with: (i) the independent registered public accounting firm; (ii) Company management and (iii) the Company's internal auditors as part of the regular scheduled in-person Audit Committee meetings and as deemed necessary. The Audit Committee shall keep such records of its meetings as it shall deem appropriate.

2. Subcommittees. The Audit Committee may form and delegate authority to one or more subcommittees (including a subcommittee consisting of a single member), as it deems appropriate from time to time under the circumstances. Any decision of a subcommittee to preapprove audit, review, attest or non-audit services shall be presented to the full Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting.

3. Reports to Board. The Audit Committee shall report regularly to the Board of Directors.

4. Charter. At least annually, the Audit Committee shall review and reassess the adequacy of this Charter and recommend any proposed changes to the Board of Directors for approval.

5. Independent Advisors. The Audit Committee is authorized, without further action by the Board of Directors, to engage such independent legal, accounting and other advisors as it deems necessary or appropriate to carry out its responsibilities. Such independent advisors may be the regular advisors to the Company. The Audit Committee is empowered, without further action by the Board of Directors, to cause the Company to pay the compensation of such advisors as established by the Audit Committee.

6. Investigations. The Audit Committee shall have the authority to conduct or authorize investigations into any matters within the scope of its responsibilities as it shall deem appropriate, including the authority to request any officer, employee or advisor of the Company to meet with the Audit Committee or any advisors engaged by the Audit Committee.

7. Funding. The Audit Committee is empowered, without further action by the Board of Directors, to cause the Company to pay the ordinary administrative expenses of the Audit Committee that are necessary or appropriate in carrying out its duties.

8. Annual Self-Evaluation. At least annually, the Audit Committee shall evaluate its own performance.

9.  Related-Party Transactions.  Review related-party transactions, defined as those transactions required to be disclosed. Discuss with the independent auditor its evaluation of the Company’s identification of, accounting for, and disclosure of its relationships with related parties as set forth under the standards of the PCAOB.

Last Updated:   October 26, 2023

A: Purpose

The purpose of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (the “Company”) is to:

1. identify individuals qualified to become members of the Board;

2. recommend to the Board the persons to be nominated for election as directors at any meeting of stockholders;

3. in the event of a vacancy on or increase in the size of the Board, recommend to the Board the persons to be nominated to fill such vacancy or additional Board seat;

4. assess the qualifications, contributions and independence of incumbent directors in determining whether to recommend them for reelection to the Board;

5. recommend to the Board the persons to be nominated for each committee of the Board;

6. develop and recommend to the Board a set of corporate governance guidelines applicable to the Company, including the Code of Ethics (the “Code”);

7. oversee the evaluation of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”); and

8. oversee the development of a succession plan for the Board and CEO.

B: Structure and Membership

1. Number. The Committee shall consist of such number of directors as the Board shall from time to time determine but, in any event, shall consist of not less than three (3) members of the Board.

2. Independence. Except as otherwise permitted by the applicable rules of the New York Stock Exchange, each member of the Committee shall be independent as defined by such rules, as determined by the Board.

3. Chair. Unless the Board elects a Chair of the Committee, the Committee shall elect a Chair by majority vote.

4. Compensation. The compensation of Committee members shall be as determined by the Board.

5. Selection and Removal. Members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Board, upon the recommendation of the Committee. The Board may remove members of the Committee from such Committee, with or without cause.

C: Authority and Responsibilities

General:

The Committee shall discharge its responsibilities, and shall assess the information provided by the Company’s management, in accordance with its business judgment.

Board and Committee Membership

1. Selection of Director Nominees. Except where the Company is legally required by contract, by-law or otherwise to provide third parties with the ability to nominate directors, the Committee shall be responsible for (i) identifying individuals qualified to become Board members, consistent with the Director Criteria (as defined below), and (ii) recommending to the Board the nominees for election as directors at any meeting of stockholders and the persons to be elected by the Board to fill any vacancies on the Board. In making such recommendations, the Committee shall consider candidates proposed by stockholders. The Committee shall review and evaluate information available to it regarding candidates proposed by stockholders and shall apply the same criteria and shall follow substantially the same process in considering them, as it does in considering other candidates.

2.Criteria for Selecting Directors. The Board is responsible for approving criteria for selecting directors (the “Director Criteria”). The Committee shall review and use such criteria and the principles set forth in the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines to guide its director selection process. The Committee shall be responsible for reviewing with the Board, on an annual basis, the requisite skills and criteria for new Board members as well as the composition of the Board as a whole. The Committee may periodically review and revise as it deems appropriate, procedures regarding director candidates proposed by stockholders.

3.Search Firms. The Committee shall have the authority to retain and terminate any search firm to be used to identify director nominees, including authority to approve the search firm’s fees and other retention terms. The Committee is empowered, without further action by the Board, to cause the Company to pay the compensation of any search firm engaged by the Committee.

4.Search Process As part of the search process for each new director, actively seek out diverse candidates, in accordance with the Director Criteria outlined in the Governance Guidelines to include in the pool from which Board nominees are chosen.

5. Selection of Committee Members. The Committee shall be responsible for recommending to the Board the directors to be appointed to each committee of the Board. The Committee shall periodically review the Board’s committee structure and composition and, subject to Board approval, make any changes it deems appropriate.

6. Chairman and Lead Independent Director. The Committee shall be responsible for annually recommending to the Board the Chairman of the Board. If the Chairman of the Board is not an independent director, the Committee shall also be responsible for annually recommending to the Board a Lead Independent Director to serve the functions set forth in the Governance Guidelines.

7. Director Education. The Committee shall develop and oversee a Company orientation program for new directors and a continuing education program for current directors, periodically review these programs and update them as necessary.

8. Leadership Structure The Committee shall regularly review the Board’s leadership structure and recommend changes to the Board as appropriate.

Corporate Governance; ESG Reviews

9. Corporate Governance Guidelines. The Committee shall develop and recommend to the Board a set of Governance Guidelines applicable to the Company. The Committee shall, from time to time as it deems appropriate and, in any event, at least once annually, review and reassess the adequacy of such Governance Guidelines and recommend any proposed changes to the Board for approval.

10. Governance Review. The Committee shall review at least annually the Company’s corporate governance practices and procedures for identifying best practices and shall, from time to time, review and recommend to the Board for approval any changes to the Company’s corporate governance framework, including the Code and the Company’s certificate of incorporation and by-laws.

11. ESG Review. The Committee shall at least regularly review with the Company’s Environmental, Social & Governance (“ESG”) Steering Committee, the Company’s ESG activities, developments, goals and objectives, including the Company’s ESG programs and disclosures.

Evaluation of the Board; Succession Planning

12. Evaluation of the Board. The Committee shall be responsible for overseeing an annual self-evaluation of the Board and its committees to determine whether the Board and its committees are functioning effectively. The Committee shall determine the nature of the evaluation, supervise the conduct of the evaluation and prepare an assessment of the Board’s performance, to be discussed with the Board.

13. Succession of the Board and the CEO. The Committee shall oversee an annual review of Board succession planning, which shall include transitional Chairman leadership in the event of an unplanned vacancy. The Committee shall also oversee an annual review of succession planning for the CEO of the Company, which shall include transitional CEO leadership in the event of an unplanned vacancy.

Other Responsibilities

14. Stockholder Engagement. The Committee shall periodically review and provide guidance to the Board and management about the framework for the Board’s oversight of, and involvement in, stockholder engagement.

15. Additional Powers. The Committee shall have such other duties as may be delegated from time to time by the Board.

D: Procedures and Administration

1. Meetings. The Committee shall meet as often as it deems necessary in order to perform its responsibilities and, in any event, not less than four (4) times per year, at such times and places as the Committee or its Chair determines. The Committee is governed by the same rules regarding meetings (including meetings in person or by telephone or other similar communications equipment), action without meetings, notice, waiver of notice, and quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board. The Committee shall keep such records of its meetings as it shall deem appropriate.

2. Subcommittees. The Committee may form and delegate authority to one or more subcommittees (including a subcommittee consisting of a single member), as it deems appropriate from time to time under the circumstances.

3. Reports to the Board. The Committee shall report regularly to the Board.

4. Charter. At least annually, the Committee shall review and reassess the adequacy of this Charter and recommend any proposed changes to the Board for approval.

5. Independent Advisors. The Committee is authorized, without further action by the Board, to engage such independent legal and other advisors as it deems necessary or appropriate to carry out its responsibilities. Such independent advisors may be the regular advisors to the Company. The Committee is empowered, without further action by the Board, to cause the Company to pay the compensation of such advisors as established by the Committee.

6. Investigations. The Committee shall have the authority to conduct or authorize investigations into any matters within the scope of its responsibilities as it shall deem appropriate, including the authority to request any officer, employee or advisor of the Company to meet with the Committee or any advisors engaged by the Committee.

7. Funding. The Committee is empowered, without further action by the Board, to cause the Company to pay the ordinary administrative expenses of the Committee that are necessary or appropriate in carrying out its duties.

8. Annual Self-Evaluation. At least annually, the Committee shall evaluate its own performance and recommend any proposed changes to the Board. The Committee shall conduct this evaluation in such manner as it deems appropriate.

Last Updated: July 28, 2022

A. Purpose

The purpose of the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (the “Company”) is to discharge the responsibilities of the Board relating to compensation of the Company’s executive officers. The Committee has overall responsibility for approving and evaluating the compensation plans, policies and programs of the Company.

B. Structure and Membership

1. Number. The number of members of the Committee shall be determined by the Board from time to time but, in any event, shall consist of not less than three (3) members of the Board.
2. Independence. Except as otherwise permitted by the applicable rules of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), each member of the Committee shall be an “independent director” as defined by the applicable rules of the NYSE. In addition, a person may serve on the Committee only if he or she is a “Non-Employee Director” for purposes of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
3. Chair. Unless the Board elects a Chair of the Committee, the Committee shall elect a Chair by a majority vote of its members.
4. Compensation. The compensation of Committee members, if any, shall be as determined by the Board.
5. Selection and Removal. Members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Board, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Board may remove members of the Committee from such committee, with or without cause.

C. Authority and Responsibilities

General

The Committee shall discharge its responsibilities and shall assess the information provided by the Company’s management, in accordance with its business judgment.

Compensation Matters

1. CEO Compensation. The Committee shall annually review and approve corporate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”), evaluate the CEO’s performance in light of those goals and objectives, and, recommend to the independent directors of the Board for approval, the CEO’s compensation based on this evaluation.  In determining the long-term incentive component of CEO compensation, the Committee shall consider the value of similar incentive awards to CEOs at comparable companies.
2. Compensation and Employment of Other Executive Officers. The Committee shall periodically review and approve the compensation of the Company’s executive officers (other than the CEO). Additionally, the Committee shall review and approve any employment agreements and any severance arrangements or plans, including any benefits to be provided in connection with a change of control, for the CEO and other executive officers, and shall have the authority to adopt, amend and terminate such agreements, arrangements or plans. 
3. General Compensation Oversight.  Monitor and evaluate matters relating to the compensation and benefits structure of the Company as the Committee deems appropriate, including (i) providing guidance to management on significant issues affecting compensation philosophy or policy and (ii) providing input to management on whether compensation arrangements for Company executives incentivize unnecessary and excessive risk taking.
4. Compensation Risk Review.   In consultation with management, evaluate whether the Company’s compensation policies and practices for its employees are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.  Such evaluation shall consider compensation policies and practices for the Company’s employees, including non-executive officers, as they relate to risk management practices and risk-taking initiatives.
5. Evaluation of Senior Executives. The Committee shall be responsible for overseeing the evaluation of the Company’s senior executives after consultation with the CEO. The Committee shall determine the nature and frequency of the evaluation and the persons subject to the evaluation, supervise the conduct of the evaluation and prepare assessments of the performance of the Company’s senior executives, to be discussed periodically with the Board.
6. Plan Recommendations and Approvals. The Committee shall periodically review and make recommendations to the Board with respect to incentive-compensation and equity-based plans that are subject to approval by the Board, and where appropriate or required, recommend such plans for approval by the stockholders of the Company. In addition, in the case of any plans or amendments adopted pursuant to an exemption from the shareholder approval requirements of Section 303A.08 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual, the Committee, or a majority of the Company’s independent directors, shall approve such plans or amendments.
7. Administration of Plans. The Committee shall exercise all rights, authority and functions of the Board under all of the Company’s stock option, stock incentive, employee stock purchase and other equity-based plans, including without limitation, the authority to interpret the terms thereof, to grant options thereunder and to make stock awards thereunder; provided, however, that, except as otherwise expressly authorized to do so by this charter or a plan or resolution of the Board, the Committee shall not be authorized to amend any such plan. To the extent permitted by applicable law and the provisions of a given equity-based plan, and consistent with the requirements of applicable law and such equity-based plan, the Committee may delegate to one or more executive officers of the Company the power to grant options or other stock awards pursuant to such equity-based plan to employees of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company who are not directors or executive officers of the Company. The Committee, or a majority of the Company’s independent directors, shall approve all equity compensation grants that are made in reliance on an exemption from the shareholder approval requirements of Section 303A.08 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual.
8. Non-Employee Director Compensation. The Committee shall periodically review and make recommendations to the Board with respect to non-employee director compensation, including any compensation under the Company’s equity-based plans and compensation for committee service.
9. Compensation Committee Report on Executive Officer Compensation. The Committee shall annually prepare a report on executive officer compensation and review and discuss with the Company’s management the related Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) disclosure as required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to be included in the Company’s annual proxy statement or Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission.
10. Stockholder Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The  Committee shall review and recommend to the Board for approval the frequency with which the Company will conduct stockholder advisory votes on executive compensation (any such vote a “Say-on-Pay Vote”), taking into account results of the most recent stockholder advisory vote on frequency of Say-on-Pay Votes required by Section 14A of the Exchange Act, and review, and approve, the proposals regarding the Say-on-Pay Vote and the frequency of the Say-on-Pay Vote to be included in the Company’s annual proxy statement.  In addition, the Committee shall consider the results of any Say-on-Pay Vote and the changes, if any, to the Company’s executive compensation policies, practices and plans that may be warranted as a result of such Say-on-Pay Vote.
11. Stock Ownership Guidelines.  The Committee shall establish, periodically review, and monitor compliance with any stock ownership and holding guidelines of the Company which are applicable to directors or executive officers.
12. Recoupment Policy.  The Committee shall periodically review its clawback policy allowing the Company to recoup compensation paid to current and former employees of the Company.
13. Succession of Executives and Managers. The Committee shall oversee an annual review of the Company’s succession planning which shall include succession for all executives other than the Chief Executive Officer. The Committee shall also oversee an annual review of the Company’s general succession and development plan for management.
14. Human Capital Management and Succession.  The Committee shall periodically review human capital matters with respect to the Company, which may include, but are not limited to, the Company’s demographics, employee diversity and inclusion policies, programs and initiatives, including recruitment, retention, talent development, and internal communications programs. The Committee shall periodically meet with representatives of the Company’s Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) Steering Committee to review human capital activities, developments, goals and objectives incorporated into the Company’s ESG initiatives.
15. Additional Powers. The Committee shall have such other duties as may be delegated from time to time by the Board.

D. Procedures and Administration

1. Meetings. The Committee shall meet as often as it deems necessary in order to perform its responsibilities. The Committee shall meet in executive session on compensation matters pertaining to the CEO. The Committee is governed by the same rules regarding meetings (including meetings in person or by telephone or other similar communications equipment), action without meetings, notice, waiver of notice and quorum and voting requirements as are applicable to the Board. The Committee shall keep such records of its meetings as it shall deem appropriate.
2. Subcommittees. The Committee may form and delegate authority to one or more subcommittees as it deems appropriate from time to time under the circumstances (including (a) a subcommittee consisting of a single member and (b) a subcommittee consisting of at least two members, each of whom qualifies as a “non-employee director,” as defined in Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act).
3. Reports to Board. The Committee shall report regularly to the Board.
4. Charter. At least annually, the Committee shall review and reassess the adequacy of this Charter and recommend any proposed changes to the Board for approval.
5. Compensation Advisors. The Committee shall have the authority, without further action by the Board, to retain or receive the advice of a compensation consultant, legal counsel, or other advisor as it deems necessary or appropriate to carry out its responsibilities, but only after taking into consideration all factors relevant to the advisor’s independence from the Company’s management, including those specified in Section 303A.05(c) of the NYSE Listed Company Manual.  Such advisors may be the regular advisors to the Company.  In particular, the Committee shall have the authority to retain and terminate any compensation consultant to be used to assist in the evaluation of executive officer compensation. The Committee shall also have authority to commission compensation surveys or studies as the need arises.  The Committee shall be directly responsible for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of any advisor retained by the Committee and shall have the sole authority to approve the advisor’s fees and other terms and conditions of the advisor’s retention.  The Committee is empowered, without further action by the Board, to cause the Company to pay the compensation of such advisors as established by the Committee. The Committee shall not be required to implement or act consistently with the advice or recommendations of any compensation consultant, legal counsel or other advisor to the Committee, and the authority granted in this Charter shall not affect the ability or obligation of the Committee to exercise its own judgment in fulfillment of its duties under this Charter. The Committee shall evaluate whether any compensation consultant retained or to be retained by it has any conflict of interest in accordance with Item 407(e)(3)(iv) of Regulation S-K. 
6. Investigations. The Committee shall have the authority to conduct or authorize investigations into any matters within the scope of its responsibilities as it shall deem appropriate, including the authority to request any officer, employee or advisor of the Company to meet with the Committee or any advisors engaged by the Committee.
7. Funding. The Committee is empowered, without further action by the Board, to cause the Company to pay the ordinary administrative expenses of the Committee that are necessary or appropriate in carrying out its duties. 
8. Annual Self-Evaluation. At least annually, the Committee shall evaluate its own performance.

Last Updated:  October 27, 2022