UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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CORTEVA, INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote ***
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to Be Held on April 28, 2020
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CORTEVA INC. |
Meeting Information | |||||||
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Meeting Type: Annual Meeting of Stockholders | ||||||||
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For holders as of: March 9, 2020 | ||||||||
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Date: April 28, 2020 Time: 11:00 AM Central Time | ||||||||
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Meeting live via the Internet-please visit | |||||||
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www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CTVA2020. | ||||||||
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CORTEVA INC. ATTN: OFFICE OF THE CORPORATE SECRETARY 974 CENTRE ROAD, BUILDING 735 WILMINGTON, DE 19805 |
The company will be hosting the meeting live via the Internet this year. To attend the meeting via the Internet please visit
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/TBD and be sure to have the information that is printed in the box marked by the arrow
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Vote By Internet:
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(located on the following page) and visit: www.proxyvote.com.
(located on the following page) in the subject line.
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The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR all director nominees in Agenda Item 1, FOR Agenda Items 2, 4 and 5, and 1 Year for Agenda Item 3. |
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| 1. | Election of the 12 directors named in the Proxy Statement. | |||||||||
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1a. Lamberto Andreotti
1b. Robert A. Brown
1c. James C. Collins, Jr.
1d. Klaus A. Engel
1e. Michael O. Johanns
1f. Lois D. Juliber
1g. Rebecca B. Liebert
1h. Marcos M. Lutz
1i. Nayaki Nayyar
1j. Gregory R. Page
1k. Lee M. Thomas
1l. Patrick J. Ward
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2. Advisory resolution to approve executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
3. Advisory resolution on the frequency of the stockholder vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
4. Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020.
5. Approval of Corteva, Inc. Global Omnibus Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
6. Transaction of any other business as may properly come before the 2020 Meeting. |
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