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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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10.1
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Cooperation Agreement, dated November 22, 2022, by and among Berry Global Group, Inc., Ancora Catalyst Institutional, LP, Eminence Capital, L.P. and
the other persons and entities listed thereto.
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99.1
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Press Release, dated November 23, 2022.
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
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BERRY GLOBAL GROUP, INC.
(Registrant)
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Dated: November 23, 2022
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By:
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/s/ Jason K. Greene |
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Name: Jason K. Greene |
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Title: Execuive Vice President,
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
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a.
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The Company shall, effective immediately following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, (i) appoint to the Board Chaney Sheffield (the “First New Director”) to serve as a director of the Company with a term expiring at the 2023 Annual Meeting, and (ii) appoint Peter Thomas as an observer to the Board (the “Observer”).
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The Company agrees that during the period commencing on the date hereof until the appointment of the
Observer to the Board, the Observer will receive, on a confidential and restricted basis, copies of all documents distributed to the Board, including, without limitation, notice of all meetings of the Board, all written consents executed
by the Board, all materials prepared for consideration at any meeting of the Board, and all minutes related to each meeting of the Board occurring on or after the date hereof contemporaneous with their distribution to the Board. The
Company will be entitled to withhold any information and exclude the Observer from any Board or Board committee meeting, or any portion thereof, as is reasonably determined by the Company to be necessary to protect the Company’s
attorney-client privilege. The Observer will have the right to attend and participate, but not vote, at all meetings of the Board, the Advisory Committee (as defined below) and the Compensation & Talent Development Committee of the
Board during this period (whether such meetings are held in person, telephonically or otherwise). As a condition to the Second New Director (or any Second Replacement Director (as defined below) thereof, as applicable) serving as the
Observer, the Second New Director (or any Second Replacement Director thereof, as applicable) will have delivered an undertaking to the Company as set forth on Exhibit
A (the “Observer Undertaking”).
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c.
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The Company will include the First New Director (or any First Replacement Director thereof (as defined
below), as applicable) in the Company’s slate of ten (10) nominees for election as directors of the Company at the 2023 Annual Meeting and will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the election of the First New Director to the
Board at the 2023 Annual Meeting (including the Board recommending that the Company’s stockholders vote in favor of the election of the First New Director in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting and otherwise
supporting the First New Director for election in a manner no less rigorous and favorable than the manner in which the Company supports its other nominees in the aggregate). The Company will include the Observer (or any Second Replacement
Director thereof, as applicable) in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting, which shall provide that the Company intends to increase the size of the Board to twelve (12) directors and appoint the Observer (the “Second New Director” and together with the First New Director, the “New
Directors”) to the Board immediately following the 2023 Annual Meeting. The Board and all applicable committees of the Board shall not increase the size of the Board (i) immediately following the conclusion of the 2023
Annual Meeting, to more than twelve (12) directors and (ii) following such time and prior to the expiration of the Standstill Period (as defined below), to more than thirteen (13) directors, in each case without the prior written consent
of the Investor Group.
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d.
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Effective immediately following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Board and all
applicable committees thereof shall take such actions as are necessary to form a committee of the Board to be named the Capital Allocation Advisory Committee (the “Advisory
Committee”) to objectively support and make recommendations to the Board regarding, and support management’s review of, the Company’s capital allocation strategy. In accordance with Delaware law and the Company’s Amended
and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”), the Board will cause the Advisory
Committee to initially be composed of four (4) members: the First New Director and three (3) other members of the Board serving on the Board prior to the execution of this Agreement, who will initially be Scott B. Ullem, Thomas
E. Salmon (as a non-voting member) and Stephen E. Sterrett (as a non-voting
member), with the First New Director to serve as Chair of the Advisory Committee, and the Observer will be permitted to participate in the Advisory Committee as provided in Section 1(b) hereof. Promptly following the appointment
of the Second New Director to the Board, the Board and all applicable committees thereof will take such actions as are necessary to (i) add the Second
New Director to the Advisory Committee, which will then be composed of five (5) members of the Board, and (ii) adjust Messrs. Salmon and Sterrett’s (or their successors’) status as members of the Advisory Committee to include
full voting rights. During the Standstill Period, the composition of the Advisory Committee shall remain as specified in this Section 1(d). The
Company and the Investor Group shall cooperate in good faith to agree upon a charter for the Advisory Committee, which shall not be amended or modified during the Standstill Period without the approval of the Investor Group.
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If, during the Standstill Period:
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i.
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the Second New Director resigns from the Board or is rendered unable (due to death or disability) to,
or refuses to, serve on the Board for any reason, and at all times since the date of this Agreement and at such time the Investor Group Beneficially Own in the aggregate at least 1.5% of the Company’s then‑outstanding Common Stock
(the “Company Ownership Level Minimum”), then, so long as Investor Group Beneficially Owns in the aggregate at least the Company Ownership Level
Minimum, the Investor Group shall identify a replacement (who shall qualify as “independent” pursuant to the rules of the New York Stock Exchange and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)) to fill the resulting vacancy caused by the Second New Director’s departure from the Board and any such person shall be promptly appointed to
the Board, subject to the good faith review and approval (such approval not to be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed) by the Nominating & Governance Committee of the Board (the “N&G Committee”) and the Board, (any such replacement director, a “Second Replacement
Director”); provided that any Second Replacement Director shall not be any member of the Investor Group or any Affiliate, Associate or employee of any member of the Investor Group; or
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the First New Director resigns from the Board or is rendered unable (due to death or disability) to,
or refuses to, serve on the Board for any reason, then, so long as Investor Group Beneficially Owns in the aggregate at least the Company Ownership Level Minimum, the Investor Group shall identify three (3) potential replacements (who
shall qualify as “independent” pursuant to the rules of the New York Stock Exchange and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC) to fill the resulting vacancy caused by the First New Director’s departure from the Board (the “Proposed Replacements”); provided that such Proposed Replacements shall not be any member of the Investor Group or any Affiliate, Associate or
employee of any member of the Investor Group. After completion of the director information and interviews provided for in Section 4, then one
(1) of the Proposed Replacements shall be promptly appointed to the Board, subject to the good faith review and approval (such approval not to be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed) by the N&G Committee and the Board (any such replacement director, a “First Replacement Director”
and together with the Second Replacement Director, the “Replacement New Director”).
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Concurrent with the execution of this Agreement, Ancora hereby irrevocably withdraws the Nomination
Notice.
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The Board and all applicable committees thereof shall take such actions as are necessary to (i)
effective immediately following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, add the First New Director to the N&G Committee and (ii) effective as of the appointment of the Second New Director to the Board, add the Second New
Director to the Compensation & Talent Development Committee of the Board. Each New Director shall have the same right as other members of the Board to be invited to attend meetings of committees of the Board of which any New
Director is not a member. Further, in the event the Board establishes any new committee(s) of the Board during the Standstill Period, each New Director shall be considered for membership on such committee(s) in the same manner as
other independent members of the Board.
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While any New Director (or any Replacement New Director, as applicable) serves as a director of the
Board, such New Director shall receive compensation (including equity‑based compensation, if any) for the Board and committee meetings attended, an annual retainer and benefits (including expense reimbursements) on the same basis as all
other non‑employee directors of the Company.
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The New Directors (and any Replacement New Director, as applicable) will be governed by the same
protections and obligations regarding confidentiality, conflicts of interest, related party transactions, fiduciary duties, codes of conduct, trading and disclosure policies, director resignation policy, and other governance guidelines
and policies of the Company as other directors, as amended from time to time (collectively, “Company Policies”), and shall have the same rights and
benefits, including with respect to insurance, indemnification, compensation and fees, as are applicable to all independent directors of the Company. The Company shall make available to any New Director copies of all Company Policies not
publicly available on the Company’s website. At all times while any New Director (or any Replacement New Director, as applicable) is serving as a member of the Board, (i) such New Director shall not disclose to the Investor Group, any
members of the Investor Group or any “Affiliate” or “Associate”
(for purposes of this Agreement, as each is defined in Rule 12b‑2 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”)) of each such member of the Investor Group (collectively and individually, the “Investor Group Affiliates”) or any other person
or entity not affiliated with the Company any confidential information of the Company, and (ii) the Investor Group and each member of the Investor Group shall not, and shall cause their Affiliates not to, seek to obtain confidential
information of the Company from any New Director (or any Replacement New Director). Furthermore, the Investor Group agrees that none of the New Directors (or any Replacement New Director) may share any information with the Investor Group
in respect of the Company which they learn in their capacity as an observer or a director of the Company, including discussions or matters considered in meetings of the Board or any Board committee, at any time, for any reason, without
the Company’s prior consent.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the rights and privileges set forth in this
Agreement shall be personal to the Investor Group and may not be transferred or assigned to any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust, association, organization or other entity of
any kind or nature (each, a “Person”), except that the Investor Group shall be permitted to transfer or assign this Agreement to their respective
Affiliates, provided that any such transfer or assignment shall not relieve any transferring Investor Group party of its obligations under this Agreement.
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For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Beneficially Own” or variations thereof shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d‑3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.
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Each member of the Investor Group agrees that during the Standstill Period, the Investor Group and the
Investor Group Affiliates will not (and they will not assist or encourage others to), directly or indirectly, in any manner, without prior written approval of the Board:
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take any actions, including acquiring, seeking to acquire or agreeing to acquire (directly or indirectly,
whether by market purchases, private purchases, tender or exchange offer, through the acquisition of control of another person, by joining a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), through swap or hedging
transactions or otherwise) any shares of Common Stock (or Beneficial Ownership thereof) or any securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for any shares of Common Stock (or Beneficial Ownership thereof) (including any
derivative securities or any other rights decoupled from the underlying securities of the Company) such that the Investor Group would Beneficially Own in the aggregate in excess of 4.99% of the then‑outstanding shares of Common Stock;
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other than in open market sale transactions where the identity of the purchaser is not known, sell,
offer, or agree to sell, directly or indirectly, through swap or hedging transactions or otherwise, the securities of the Company or any rights decoupled from the underlying securities held by the Investor Group to any person or entity
not (A) a party to this Agreement, (B) a member of the Board, (C) an officer of the Company or (D) an Affiliate of the Investor Group (any person or entity not set forth in clauses (A)‑(D) shall be referred to as a “Third Party”) that would result in such Third Party, together with its Affiliates, owning, controlling or otherwise having any, beneficial or other
ownership interest representing in the aggregate in excess of 5.0% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding at such time;
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(A) advise or knowingly encourage or influence any other Person or knowingly assist any third party in so
encouraging, assisting or influencing any other Person with respect to the giving or withholding of any proxy, consent or other authority to vote or in conducting any type of referendum (other than such encouragement, advice or influence
that is consistent with the Board’s recommendation in connection with such matter) or (B) advise, influence or encourage any Person with respect to, or effect or seek to effect, whether alone or in concert with others, the election,
nomination or removal of a director other than as permitted by Section 1;
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solicit proxies or written consents of stockholders or conduct any other type of referendum (binding or
non‑binding) (including any “withhold,” “vote no” or similar campaign) with respect to the shares of Common Stock, or from the holders of the shares of Common Stock, or become a “participant” (as such term is defined in Instruction 3 to
Item 4 of Schedule 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act) in or knowingly encourage or assist any third party in any “solicitation” of any proxy, consent or other authority (as such terms are defined under the Exchange Act) to vote any
shares of Common Stock (other than any encouragement, advice or influence that is consistent with the Board’s recommendation in connection with such matter);
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(A) form, join or in any other way participate in a “group” with respect to any shares of Common Stock
(other than a “group” solely consisting of the Investor Group or Investor Group Affiliates), (B) grant any proxy, consent or other authority to vote with respect to any matters to be voted on by the Company’s stockholders (other than to
the named proxies included in the Company’s proxy card for any Stockholder Meeting (as defined below) or in accordance with Section 2(b)) or (C)
agree to deposit or deposit any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for any such shares of Common Stock in any voting trust, agreement or similar arrangement (other than (I) to the
named proxies included in the Company’s proxy card for any Stockholder Meeting, (II) customary brokerage accounts, margin accounts, prime brokerage accounts and the like or (III) any agreement solely among the Investor Group or Investor
Group Affiliates);
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separately or in conjunction with any third party in which it is or proposes to be either a principal,
partner or financing source or is acting or proposes to act as broker or agent for compensation, propose (publicly or privately, with or without conditions), indicate an interest in or effect any tender offer or exchange offer, merger,
acquisition, reorganization, restructuring, recapitalization or other business combination involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries or the assets or businesses of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or actively encourage or
initiate or support any other third party in any such activity; provided, however, that the Investor Group and Investor Group Affiliates shall be permitted to (A) sell or tender their shares of Common Stock, and otherwise receive
consideration, pursuant to any such transaction and (B) vote on any such transaction in accordance with Section 2(b);
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(A) nominate, recommend for nomination or give notice of an intent to nominate or recommend for
nomination a person for election at any Stockholder Meeting at which the Company’s directors are to be elected or (B)(I) present at any Stockholder Meeting any proposal (pursuant to Rule 14a-8 or otherwise) for consideration for action by
the stockholders or (II) call or seek to call, or request the call of, alone or in concert with others, or support another stockholder’s call for, any meeting of stockholders, whether or not such a meeting is permitted by the Company’s
organizational documents;
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take any action in support of or make any proposal or request that constitutes: (A) controlling, changing
or influencing the Board, management or policies of the Company, including any plans or proposals to change the number or term of directors or the removal of any directors, or to fill any vacancies on the Board; (B) any material change in
the capitalization, stock repurchase programs and practices or dividend policy of the Company; (C) any other material change in the Company’s management, business or corporate structure; (D) seeking to have the Company waive or make
amendments or modifications to the Company’s charter, the Bylaws or any of the Company Policies (each as may be amended from time to time), or other actions that may impede or facilitate the acquisition of control of the Company by any
person; (E) causing a class of securities of the Company to be delisted from, or to cease to be authorized to be quoted on, any securities exchange; or (F) causing a class of securities of the Company to become eligible for termination of
registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Exchange Act, in each case with respect to the foregoing clauses (A) through (F), except as set forth in Section 1;
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make any request for stockholder list materials or other books and records of the Company under
Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or otherwise; provided that if any New Director (or any Replacement New Director, as applicable)
makes such a request solely in such New Director’s capacity as a director of the Company in a manner consistent with his or her fiduciary duties to the Company, such material and other books and records may not be shared with any member
of the Investor Group or any Investor Group Affiliate, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement;
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institute, solicit, join (as a party) or knowingly assist any litigation, arbitration or other proceeding
against the Company or any of its current or former directors or officers (including derivative actions), other than (A) litigation by the Investor Group to enforce the provisions of this Agreement, (B) counterclaims with respect to any
proceeding initiated by, or on behalf of, the Company or its Affiliates against the Investor Group or any New Director (or any Replacement New Director, as applicable) and (C) the exercise of statutory appraisal rights; provided that the foregoing shall not prevent the Investor Group from responding to or complying with a validly issued legal process (and the Company
agrees that this Section 2(a)(x) shall apply mutatis
mutandis to the Company and its directors, officers, employees and agents (in each case, acting in such capacity) and Affiliates with respect to the Investor Group);
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encourage, facilitate, support, participate in or enter into any negotiations, agreements, arrangements
or understandings with respect to, the taking of any actions by any other Person in connection with the foregoing that is prohibited to be taken by the Investor Group (except as set forth in Section 1); or
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request that the Company, directly or indirectly, amend or waive any provision of this Section 2 (including this clause (a)(xii)), other than through non‑public communications with the Company that would not reasonably be expected to
trigger public disclosure obligations for any of the Parties.
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In respect of any vote or consent of the Company’s stockholders during the Standstill Period (whether at
an annual or special stockholder meeting or pursuant to an action by written consent of the stockholders) (each a “Stockholder Meeting”), the
Investor Group and the members of the Investor Group shall appear or act in person or by proxy and vote all shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by them in accordance with the recommendation of the Board with respect to (i) the
election, removal and/or replacement of directors (a “Director Proposal”), (ii) the ratification of the appointment of the Company’s independent
registered public accounting firm and (iii) any other proposal submitted to the Company’s stockholders at a Stockholder Meeting, in each case as such recommendation of the Board is set forth in the applicable definitive proxy statement
filed in respect thereof; provided, however, that in the
event Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”) and Glass Lewis & Co., LLC (“Glass Lewis”) make a recommendation that differs from the recommendation of the Board with respect to any proposal submitted to the stockholders at any Stockholder Meeting (other than Director
Proposals), the Investor Group and the members of the Investor Group are permitted to vote the shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by them at such Stockholder Meeting in accordance with the ISS and Glass Lewis recommendation; provided, further, that the Investor Group and the members of
the Investor Group shall be entitled to vote the shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by them in their sole discretion with respect to (A) any publicly announced proposal relating to any transaction pursuant to which any person is or
becomes a Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the Company’s then-outstanding equity interests and voting power, a merger, stock-for-stock transaction, spin-off, acquisition,
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries or other business combination involving the Company, (B) any financing, recapitalization, restructuring, share issuance or similar extraordinary
transaction or (C) the implementation of takeover defenses not in existence as of the date of this Agreement, in each case, that requires a vote of the Company’s stockholders.
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The “Standstill Period”
shall begin as of the date of this Agreement and shall remain in full force and effect until the earlier of (i) the date that is thirty (30) days prior to the notice deadline for the submission of stockholder nominations for the 2024
annual meeting of stockholders pursuant to the Bylaws, as currently in effect as of the date hereof, and (ii) the date that is one hundred and ten (110) days prior to the first anniversary of the 2023 Annual Meeting; provided, however, that upon the
public announcement by the Company of a definitive agreement for any transaction that would constitute or result in a Change of Control (as defined below) which has not been approved by each of the New Directors in their capacity as
members of the Board, this Agreement shall immediately and automatically terminate in its entirety, and no Party hereunder shall have any further rights or obligations under this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change of Control” shall be deemed to have taken place if (1) any person is or becomes a beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the
Company representing more than 50% of the equity interests and voting power of the Company’s then outstanding equity securities, (2) the Company effects a merger or a stock-for-stock transaction with a third party whereby immediately
after the consummation of the transaction the Company’s stockholders retain less than 50% of the equity interests and voting power of the surviving entity’s then outstanding equity securities or (3) the Company sells all or substantially
all of the Company’s assets to a third party .
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Each member of the Investor Group shall comply, and shall cause each of its respective Investor Group
Affiliates to comply, with the terms of this Agreement and shall be responsible for any breach of this Agreement by any such Investor Group Affiliate.
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The Company represents and warrants to the Investor Group that: (a) the Company has the requisite
corporate power and authority to execute this Agreement and any other documents or agreements to be entered into in connection with this Agreement and to bind it hereto and thereto; (b) this Agreement has been duly and validly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Company, constitutes a valid and binding obligation and agreement of the Company and is enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws generally affecting the rights of creditors and subject to general equity principles; and (c) the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement by the Company does not and will not (i) violate or conflict with any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to the Company or (ii) result in any breach or violation of or constitute a default (or an event
which with notice or lapse of time or both could constitute such a breach, violation or default) under or pursuant to, or result in the loss of a material benefit under, or give any right of termination, amendment, acceleration or
cancellation of, any organizational document, agreement, contract, commitment, understanding or arrangement to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound.
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Each member of the Investor Group represents and warrants to the Company that: (a)(i) as of the date of
this Agreement, such member of the Investor Group Beneficially Owns, directly or indirectly, only the number of Common Stock as described opposite its name on Schedules
A‑B to this Agreement and each such schedule includes all Affiliates of such member of the Investor Group that own any securities of the Company Beneficially or of record and reflects all Common Stock in which such member
of the Investor Group has any interest or right to acquire, whether through derivative securities, voting agreements or otherwise; (a)(ii) as to Ancora, the other persons and entities listed on Schedule A hereto are all of the Affiliates of Ancora that Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, Common Stock, and the other persons and, as to Eminence, the entities listed on Schedule B hereto are all of the Affiliates of Eminence that Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, Common Stock; (a)(iii) as of the date of this
Agreement, other than as disclosed herein, such member of the Investor Group does not currently have, and does not currently have any right to acquire, any interest in any other securities of the Company (or any rights, options or other
securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable (whether or not convertible, exercisable or exchangeable immediately or only after the passage of time or the occurrence of a specified event) for such securities or any
obligations measured by the price or value of any securities of the Company or any of its controlled Affiliates, including any swaps or other derivative arrangements designed to produce economic benefits and risks that correspond to the
ownership of Common Stock, whether or not any of the foregoing would give rise to Beneficial Ownership (as determined under Rule 13d‑3 promulgated under the Exchange Act), and whether or not to be settled by delivery of Common Stock,
payment of cash or by other consideration, and without regard to any short position under any such contract or arrangement); (b) this Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by such member of the Investor
Group, and constitutes a valid and binding obligation and agreement of such member of the Investor Group, enforceable against such member of the Investor Group in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws generally affecting the rights of creditors and subject to general equity principles; (c) such member of the Investor Group has the
authority to execute this Agreement on behalf of itself and the applicable member of the Investor Group associated with that signatory’s name, and to bind such member of the Investor Group to the terms of this Agreement, including by
virtue of having sole voting and dispositive power over such member of the Investor Group’s Common Stock; (d) each member of the Investor Group shall cause each of its respective Affiliates to comply with the terms of this Agreement, and
(e) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such member of the Investor Group does not and will not violate or conflict with (i) any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to it or the New
Directors, or (ii) result in any breach or violation of or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both could become a default) under or pursuant to, or result in the loss of a material benefit under, or
give any right of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any organizational document, agreement, contract, commitment, understanding or arrangement to which such member of the Investor Group is a party or by which it is
bound. Each member of the Investor Group represents and warrants that it has no voting commitments (written or oral) with any of the New Directors as of the date of this Agreement and agrees that it shall not compensate or otherwise
incentivize any of the New Directors for their service or action on the Board or enter into voting commitments, (written or oral) relating to the Company with any director or officer of the Company. Except as otherwise disclosed in the
Nomination Notice, each member of the Investor Group further represents and warrants that it does not have, directly or indirectly, any agreements, arrangements or understandings with any person (other than their own representatives) with
respect to its investment in the Company, any strategic, capital, management or other operational matter with respect to the Company, any potential transaction involving the Company, or the acquisition, voting or disposition of any
securities of the Company. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Nomination Notice, each member of the Investor Group further represents and warrants that no member of the Investor Group has any control or influence over any compensation
or other monetary payments to be received by any of the New Directors in connection with their service as a director of the Company and that none of the members of the Investor Group are aware of any facts or circumstances that will
prevent any of the New Directors from exercising independent judgment with respect to any matter involving the Company or items that may come before the Board or any of its committees. Each member of the Investor Group further represents
and warrants that the information previously provided to the Company is true, accurate and complete in all material respects.
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THE COMPANY: | |||
BERRY GLOBAL GROUP, INC. | |||
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By:
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/s/ Thomas E. Salmon |
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Name: Thomas E. Salmon |
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Title: Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board of Directors
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By: |
Ancora Alternatives LLC,
its Investment Advisor and General Partner |
By: |
Ancora Holdings, LLC,
its Sole Member |
By: |
/s/ Fredrick D. DiSanto
Name: Fredrick D. DiSanto
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
By: |
Ancora Holdings, LLC, its Sole Member
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By: |
/s/ Fredrick D. DiSanto
Name: Fredrick D. DiSanto
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
By: |
The Ancora Group, LLC, its Sole Member
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By: |
Ancora Holdings, LLC, its Sole Member
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By: |
/s/ Fredrick D. DiSanto
Name: Fredrick D. DiSanto
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
By: |
Ancora Holdings, LLC, its Sole Member
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By: |
/s/ Fredrick D. DiSanto
Name: Fredrick D. DiSanto
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
By: |
Inverness Holdings LLC, its Sole Member
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By: |
Ancora Holdings, LLC, its Sole Member
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By: |
/s/ Fredrick D. DiSanto
Name: Fredrick D. DiSanto
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
By: |
Ancora Holdings, LLC, its Sole Member
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By: |
/s/ Fredrick D. DiSanto
Name: Fredrick D. DiSanto
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
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/s/ Fredrick D. DiSanto
Name: Fredrick D. DiSanto
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
/s/ Fredrick D. DiSanto
Fredrick D. DiSanto
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/s/ Ricky C. Sandler
Name: Ricky C. Sandler
Title: Chief Executive Officer |
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/s/ Ricky C. Sandler
Ricky C. Sandler
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Investor Name
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Beneficial Ownership
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Ancora Catalyst Institutional, LP
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Ancora Catalyst Institutional, LP beneficially owns 254,019
shares of Common Stock directly, including 250 shares of which are held in record name.
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Ancora Merlin Institutional, LP
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Ancora Merlin Institutional, LP beneficially owns 262,960 shares of Common Stock directly.
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Ancora Catalyst, LP
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Ancora Catalyst, LP beneficially owns 24,514 shares of Common Stock directly.
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Ancora Merlin, LP
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Ancora Merlin, LP beneficially owns 24,511 shares of Common Stock directly.
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Ancora Alternatives LLC
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As the general partner and investment manager of each of Ancora
Catalyst Institutional, LP, Ancora Merlin Institutional, LP, Ancora Catalyst, LP, Ancora Merlin, LP, Ancora Alternatives LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the 566,004 shares of Common Stock owned in the aggregate by each of the
entities listed above and held in those separately managed accounts.
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Ancora Advisors, LLC
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As the investment advisor to the Ancora Advisors LLC’s separately managed accounts, Ancora Advisors, LLC, may be deemed to beneficially own the
14,237 shares of Common Stock held in those separately managed accounts.
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Ancora Family Wealth Advisors, LLC
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As the investment advisor to the Ancora Family Wealth Advisors, LLC’s separately managed accounts, Ancora Family Wealth Advisors, LLC, may be deemed
to beneficially own the 40,258 shares of Common Stock held in those separately managed accounts.
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The Ancora Group LLC
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As the sole member of Ancora Advisors, LLC, The Ancora Group LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the 14,237 shares of Common Stock beneficially
owned by Ancora Advisors, LLC.
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Inverness Holdings LLC
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As the sole member of Ancora Family Wealth Advisors, LLC, Inverness Holdings LLC, may be deemed to beneficially own the 40,258 shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by Ancora Family Wealth Advisors, LLC.
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Ancora Holdings Group, LLC
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As the sole member of each of Ancora Alternatives LLC, The Ancora Group LLC and Inverness Holdings LLC, Ancora Holdings Group, LLC may be deemed to
beneficially own the 620,499 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned in the aggregate by Ancora Catalyst Institutional, LP, Ancora Merlin Institutional, LP,
Ancora Catalyst, LP, Ancora Merlin, LP, Ancora Family Wealth Advisors, LLC’s separately managed accounts, and Ancora Advisors, LLC’s separately managed accounts.
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Fredrick D. DiSanto
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As the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ancora Holdings Group, LLC, Mr. DiSanto may be deemed to beneficially own the 620,499 shares of Common
Stock beneficially owned in the aggregate by Ancora Catalyst Institutional, LP, Ancora Merlin Institutional, LP, Ancora Catalyst, LP, Ancora Merlin, LP,
Ancora Family Wealth Advisors, LLC’s separately managed accounts, and Ancora Advisors, LLC’s separately managed accounts.
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Investor Name
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Beneficial Ownership
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Eminence Capital, L.P.
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Eminence Capital, L.P. may be deemed to beneficially own
2,373,902 shares of Common Stock on behalf of a certain fund managed by it and certain managed accounts.
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Ricky C. Sandler
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As CEO of Eminence Capital, L.P., Ricky C. Sandler may be deemed
to beneficially own 2,373,902 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned in the aggregate by Eminence Capital. In addition, Mr. Sandler beneficially owns 288
shares of Common Stock held by the Harvey Sandler (Justin R. Sandler) Trust U/A dated 01/11/1999 and 2,025 shares of Common Stock held by the Janet Burros Memorial Foundation.
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