UNITED STATES
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Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC
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Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC
11 East 44th Street, Suite 1200
New York, NY 10017
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR MAY 10, 2021
The following Notice of Change of Date of Annual Meeting of Shareholders relates to and supplements the 2021 Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement (the “Proxy Statement”) of Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC (the “Company”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2021 which was subsequently mailed or made available to the Company’s shareholders in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Company for use at the 2021 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) originally scheduled for Monday, May 10, 2021 at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time.
On May 12, 2021, the Company issued the following press release related to a change in date of the Annual Meeting. As described below, the Annual Meeting will now be held on June 3, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time in a virtual-only meeting format. As there will not be a physical location, shareholders will not be able to vote their shares in person at the Annual Meeting. Shareholders will instead be able to vote their shares by submitting a proxy in advance of the Annual Meeting using one of the methods described in the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting, or by attending the Annual Meeting virtually following the instructions outlined in the Notice of Change of Date of Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
Except as specifically stated in this supplement, the information set forth in the Proxy Statement remains unchanged.
THE NOTICE SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROXY STATEMENT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR MAY 10, 2021
New York, NY, May 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The following Notice of Change of Date relates to the proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) of Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC (the “Company”), dated March 25, 2021, furnished to shareholders of the Company in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of the Company for use at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) that was originally scheduled to be held on Monday, May 10, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, but that was adjourned due to lack of sufficient votes. This supplement is being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is being made available to the shareholders of the Company on or about May 12, 2021.
THIS NOTICE SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROXY STATEMENT
NOTICE OF CHANGE OF DATE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 2021
To the Shareholders of Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC Annual Meeting of Shareholders originally scheduled for May 10, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time was adjourned due to lack of sufficient votes. The date of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders has been rescheduled to June 3, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
Due to the public health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and to support the health and well-being of our management and shareholders, the location of the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders will be held in a virtual meeting format only. There is no in-person meeting for you to attend. As described in the proxy materials for the Annual Meeting previously distributed, you are entitled to participate in the Annual Meeting if you were a shareholder as of the close of business on March 12, 2021, the record date.
To attend the Annual Meeting, you must register in advance, using your control number and other information at www.proxypush.com/greenbacker prior to the deadline of June 1, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Upon completing your registration, you will receive further instructions via email, including your unique link that will allow you to access the Annual Meeting and vote online during the meeting. You will also be permitted to submit questions at the time of registration.
The meeting will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. We encourage you to access the meeting prior to the start time. Online access will open approximately at 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time, and you should allow ample time to log in to the meeting and test your computer audio system. We recommend that you carefully review the procedures needed to gain admission in advance.
There will be technicians ready to assist you with any technical difficulties you may have accessing the virtual meeting. If you encounter any difficulties accessing the virtual meeting during check-in or during the meeting, please call the technical support number that will be listed on the email you will receive after completing your registration.
Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we urge you to vote and submit your 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 your shares in connection with the Annual Meeting. The Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting and the Annual Report sent to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 are available at www.greenbackercapital.com/greenbacker-renewable-energy-company
Contacts:
Joseph Kuo/ Chris Clemens
Haven Tower Group
424.317.4851 | 424.317.4854
Mediarelations@greenbackercapital.com
