Coffee Holding Co Inc DEFA14A, filed Apr 1, 2020
Coffee Holding Co Inc (JVA)
DEFA14A
2020-04-01
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UNITED
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SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
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14A INFORMATION
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of 1934
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Coffee Holding Co., Inc.
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COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2020
The
following Notice of Change of Location relates to the proxy
statement (the “Proxy
Statement”) of Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (the
“Company”),
dated February 28, 2020, furnished to stockholders of the Company
in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of
Directors of the Company for use at the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders (the “Annual
Meeting”) to be held on Thursday, April 23, 2020
at 3:00 p.m. Eastern time. This supplement to the Proxy Statement
(“Supplement”)
is being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is
being made available to stockholders on or about April 1,
2020.
THIS SUPPLEMENT SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROXY
STATEMENT.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Coffee Holding Co., Inc. Changes its Annual Meeting of Stockholders
to a Virtual Format
STATEN ISLAND, New York – April 1, 2020. Coffee
Holding Co., Inc. (Nasdaq: JVA) (the “Company”) today
announced that the location of its 2020 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders will be changed from an in person meeting to a virtual
format. The 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual
Meeting”), which was previously announced in the
Company’s Notice of 2020 Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement
and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) on February 28, 2020, and originally mailed to
stockholders on or about February 28, 2020, will still be held on
April 23, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern time, but in a virtual meeting
format only, available at https://www.iproxydirect.com/JVA.
In order to attend the virtual Annual Meeting, stockholders must
enter the control number found on their proxy card or voting
instruction form which stockholders previously
received.
Due to
the emerging public health impact of the coronavirus outbreak
(COVID-19) and to support the health and well-being of the
Company’s employees, stockholders, and partners, the location
of the Company’s Annual Meeting has been changed. As
previously announced, the Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday,
April 23, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern time. In light of public
health impact described above, the Company has decided to hold the
Annual Meeting in a virtual meeting format only. Stockholders will
not be able to attend the Annual Meeting physically.
As
described in the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting dated
February 28, 2020, stockholders are entitled to notice of, and to
vote at the Annual Meeting, if they were a stockholder of record as
of the close of business on February 25, 2020, the record date.
Stockholders may vote during the Annual Meeting by following the
instructions available on the meeting website, https://www.iproxydirect.com/JVA,
during the meeting. Whether or not stockholders plan to virtually
attend the Annual Meeting, the Company urges stockholders to vote
and submit their proxy in advance of the meeting by one of the
methods described in the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting.
The proxy card included with the proxy materials previously
distributed will not be updated to reflect the change in location
and may continue to be used to vote stockholders’ shares in
connection with the Annual Meeting. If you hold your shares in
a brokerage account in your broker’s or another
nominee’s name (held in “street name”), you are a
beneficial owner and you should follow the
voting directions provided by your broker or
nominee.
To
access the Company’s Notice of 2020 Annual Meeting and Proxy
Statement as filed with the SEC on February 25, 2020 online, please
visit the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
About Coffee Holding
Coffee
Holding Co., Inc. is a leading integrated wholesale coffee roaster
and dealer in the United States and one of the few coffee companies
that offers a broad array of coffee products across the entire
spectrum of consumer tastes, preferences and price points. Coffee
Holding has been a family-operated business for three generations
and has remained profitable through varying cycles in the coffee
industry and the economy. The Company’s private label and
branded coffee products are sold throughout the United States,
Canada and abroad to supermarkets, wholesalers, and individually
owned and multi-unit retail customers.
Forward looking statements
Any statements that are not
historical facts contained in this release are
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including the
Company’s outlook on the revenue growth at Steep N Brew and
Comfort Foods. Forward-looking statements include statements with
respect to our beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations,
anticipations, assumptions, estimates, intentions, and future
performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors, which may be beyond our control, and which may cause
our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially
different from future results, performanceor achievements expressed
or implied by such forward-looking statements. All statements other
than statements of historical fact are statements that could be
forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking
statements upon information available to management as of the date
of this release and management’s expectations and projections
about certain future events. It is possible that the assumptions
made by management for purposes of such statements may not
materialize. Such statements may involve risks and uncertainties,
including but not limited to those relating to product demand,
pricing, market acceptance, hedging activities, the effect of
economic conditions, intellectual property rights, the outcome of
competitive products, risks in product development, the results of
financing efforts, the ability to complete transactions
and
other factors discussed from time to time in the Company’s
Securities and Exchange Commission filings. The Company undertakes no
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement for
events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is
made.
Company Contact
Coffee Holding Co., Inc.
Andrew Gordon
President & CEO
718-832-0800
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IMPORTANT NOTICE
REGARDING
A CHANGE OF THE LOCATION OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS
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APRIL 23,
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LOCATION:
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HTTPS://WWW.IPROXYDIRECT.COM/JVA
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THE 2020 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS (THE “ANNUAL
MEETING”) OF COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC. (THE
“COMPANY”) WILL STILL BE HELD ON APRIL 23, 2020 AT 3:00
P.M. EASTERN TIME, BUT IN A VIRTUAL
MEETING FORMAT ONLY. STOCKHOLDERS MAY ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING BY
VISITING HTTPS://WWW.IPROXYDIRECT.COM/JVA.
IN ORDER TO ATTEND THE VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING, STOCKHOLDERS MUST
ENTER THE CONTROL NUMBER FOUND ON THEIR PROXY CARD OR VOTING
INSTRUCTION FORM WHICH STOCKHOLDERS PREVIOUSLY
RECEIVED.
AS DESCRIBED IN THE PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING DATED
FEBRUARY 28, 2020, ORIGINALLY MAILED TO STOCKHOLDERS ON OR ABOUT
FEBRUARY 28, 2020, STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ARE ENTITLED TO
NOTICE OF, AND TO VOTE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, IF THEY WERE A
STOCKHOLDER OF RECORD AS OF THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON FEBRUARY 25,
2020, THE RECORD DATE.
STOCKHOLDERS MAY VOTE DURING THE ANNUAL MEETING BY FOLLOWING THE
INSTRUCTIONS AVAILABLE ON THE MEETING WEBSITE, HTTPS://WWW.IPROXYDIRECT.COM/JVA,
DURING THE MEETING. WHETHER
OR NOT STOCKHOLDERS PLAN TO VIRTUALLY ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING,
THE COMPANY URGES STOCKHOLDERS TO VOTE AND SUBMIT THEIR PROXY IN
ADVANCE OF THE MEETING BY ONE OF THE METHODS DESCRIBED IN THE PROXY
MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING. THE PROXY CARD INCLUDED WITH THE
PROXY MATERIALS PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED WILL NOT BE UPDATED TO
REFLECT THE CHANGE IN LOCATION AND MAY CONTINUE TO BE USED TO VOTE
STOCKHOLDERS’ SHARES IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANNUAL
MEETING. IF YOU
HOLD YOUR SHARES IN A BROKERAGE ACCOUNT IN YOUR BROKER’S
OR ANOTHER NOMINEE’S NAME (HELD IN “STREET
NAME”), YOU ARE A BENEFICIAL OWNER AND YOU SHOULD FOLLOW THE
VOTING DIRECTIONS PROVIDED BY YOUR BROKER OR
NOMINEE.
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IF YOU
WANT TO RECEIVE A PAPER COPY OF THE PROXY MATERIALS YOU MUST
REQUEST ONE. THERE IS NO CHARGE TO YOU FOR REQUESTING A COPY. TO
FACILITATE TIMELY DELIVERY PLEASE MAKE THE REQUEST BEFORE APRIL 9,
2020.
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YOU MAY ENTER YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTIONS
AT HTTPS://WWW.IPROXYDIRECT.COM/JVA UNTIL
11:59 PM EASTERN TIME APRIL 22, 2020.
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PLEASE NOTE - THIS IS NOT A PROXY CARD - YOU CANNOT VOTE BY
RETURNING THIS CARD
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Coffee Holding Co., Inc.
SHAREHOLDER
SERVICES
1
Glenwood Ave Suite 1001
Raleigh
NC 27603
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SENSITIVE SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION ENCLOSED
IMPORTANT
SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
YOUR VOTE IS
IMPORTANT