UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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UNIVAR INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting
to be held on May 8, 2019, for UNIVAR INC.
This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. To view the proxy statement and annual report, go to www.proxydocs.com/UNVR. To submit your proxy while visiting this site, you will need the 12 digit control number in the box below.
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Under new United States Securities and Exchange Commission rules, proxy materials do not have to be delivered in paper. Proxy materials can be distributed by making them available on the Internet. We have chosen to use these procedures for our 2019 Annual Meeting and need YOUR participation.
If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of the proxy materials, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. In order to receive a paper package in time for this year’s annual meeting, please make this request on or before April 29, 2019. | |||
Proxy Materials Available to View or Receive:
1. Proxy Statement 2. Annual Report
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UNIVAR INC. Notice of Annual Meeting
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Date: | Wednesday, May 8, 2019 | ||
| Time: | 9:30 a.m. CDT | |||
| Place: | 3075 Highland Parkway, First Floor Conference Room, Downers Grove, Illinois 60515 |
The purpose of the Annual Meeting is to take action on the following proposals:
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote “FOR” the following:
| 1. | Election of five Directors |
| Nominees | 01 Mark J. Byrne | 04 William S. Stavropoulos | ||||||
| 02 David C. Jukes | 05 Robert L. Wood | |||||||
| 03 Kerry J. Preete | ||||||||
| 2. | Advisory vote regarding the compensation of the Company’s executive officers |
| 3. | Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as Univar’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2019. |
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Proxy — UNIVAR INC. Annual Meeting of Stockholders May 8, 2019, 9:30 a.m. (Central Daylight Time)
The undersigned appoints Jeffrey W. Carr, and Carl J. Lukach (the “Named Proxies”) and each of them as proxies for the undersigned, with full power of substitution, to vote the shares of common stock of UNIVAR INC, a Delaware corporation (“the Company”), the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to be held at the 3075 Highland Parkway, First Floor Conference Room, Downers Grove, Illinois, 60515, on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at 9:30 a.m. CDT and all adjournments thereof.
The purpose of the Annual Meeting is to take action on the following:
1. Election of five Directors;
2. Advisory vote regarding the compensation of the Company’s executive officers;
3. Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as Univar’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2019; and
4. Such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement of the Annual Meeting.
The 5 directors up for re-election are:
01 Mr. Mark J. Byrne,
02 Mr. David C. Jukes,
03 Mr. Kerry J. Preete,
04 Mr. William S. Stavropoulos, and
05 Mr. Robert L. Wood
The Board of Directors of the Company recommends a vote “FOR” all nominees for director and “FOR” each proposal.
This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted “FOR” all nominees for director and “FOR” each proposal. In their discretion, the Named Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other matters that may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
You are encouraged to specify your choice by marking the appropriate box (SEE REVERSE SIDE) but you need not mark any box if you wish to vote in accordance with the Board of Directors’ recommendation. The Named Proxies cannot vote your shares unless you sign and return this card.
To attend the meeting and vote your shares ☐ in person, please mark this box. |