SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement if other than the Registrant)
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| | Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. 33 Coffee Lane Waterbury, VT 05676 NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS and NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING Proxy materials for the 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. are now available on the Internet or by mail.Important information regarding the Internet availability of the Company’s proxy materials, instructions for accessing your proxy materials and voting online and instructions for requesting paper or e-mail copies of your proxy materials are provided on the reverse side of this Notice. |
Dear Shareholder,
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), will be held at the Hilton Burlington, 60 Battery Street, Burlington, Vermont 05401 on Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 10:00 AM to vote on proposals:
| (I) | Elect Lawrence J. Blanford, Michael J. Mardy and David E. Moran as Class III directors to serve a three-year term until the Company’s Annual Meeting in 2014. |
| (II) | An advisory vote on executive compensation as disclosed in these materials. |
| (III) | An advisory vote on whether an advisory vote on executive compensation should be held every one, two or three years |
| (IV) | The ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered accountants for our 2011 fiscal year |
| (V) | To transact other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. |
Your Board of Directors recommends a vote “For” Proposals I, II and IV, and a frequency of “3 years” for Proposal III.
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| | | | | | *Shareholders are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person. | | | | | | |
You May Vote Your Proxy When You View The Material On The Internet. You Will Be Asked To
Follow The Prompts To Vote Your Shares.
Your electronic vote authorizes the named proxies to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed, dated and returned the proxy card.
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| | | | Go to www.continentalstock.com Have your proxy card available when you access the above website. Follow the prompts to vote your shares. |
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The Proxy Materials are available for review at: http://www.cstproxy.com/greenmountaincoffee/2011 | | |
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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.
33 Coffee Lane
Waterbury, VT 05676
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to be held March 10, 2011. The Proxy Statement and our 2010 Annual Report to Shareholders are available at:
http://www.cstproxy.com/greenmountaincoffee/2011
This communication is not a form for voting and presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials which contain important information that are available to you on the Internet or by mail. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.
If you would like to receive a paper or e-mail copy of these documents,you must request one. There is no charge for such documents to be mailed to you. Please make your request for a copy as instructed below on or before March 2, 2011 to facilitate a timely delivery.
The following Proxy Materials are available to you to review at:http://www.cstproxy.com/greenmountaincoffee/2011
| • | | the Company’s Annual Report for the year ending September 25, 2010. |
| • | | the Company’s 2011 Proxy Statement. |
Directions to attend the meeting can be found in our Proxy Statement.
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ACCESSING YOUR PROXYMATERIALS ON LINE Have this notice available when you request a paper copy of the proxy materials or to vote your proxy electronically. You must reference your company ID., 9-digit proxy number and 10-digit account number. |
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REQUESTING A PAPER COPY OF THE PROXYMATERIALS By telephone please call 1-888-221-0690, or By logging on tohttp://www.cstproxy.com/greenmountaincoffee/2011 or By email at: proxy@continentalstock.com Please include the company name and your account number in the subject line. |