ORGN 3/22/2024 Shareholder/Stockholder Letter Transcript:
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ORIGIN MATERIALS, INC.
930 Riverside Parkway, Suite 10
West Sacramento, California 95605
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held at 7:45 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, May 2, 2024
Dear Stockholders of Origin Materials, Inc.:
We cordially invite you to attend the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders (the Annual Meeting ) of Origin
Materials, Inc., a Delaware corporation, which will be held on Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 7:45 a.m. Eastern Time. To
facilitate stockholder participation in the Annual Meeting, this year, the Annual Meeting will be held through a live
webcast. In order to attend the Annual Meeting, you must register in advance at www.proxydocs.com/ORGN prior to the
deadline of 7:45 a.m. Eastern Time on May 2, 2024. After completing the registration, you will receive a confirmation
email, which will include information about when you should expect to receive a unique link to gain access to the Annual
Meeting. You will not be able to attend the meeting in person. The meeting will be held for the following purposes, as more
fully described in the accompanying proxy statement (the Proxy Statement ):
1. To elect the three nominees named in the accompanying Proxy Statement to serve as Class III directors until the
2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified;
2. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP ( Deloitte ) as our independent registered public accounting
firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2024;
3. To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in
the Proxy Statement;
4. To approve the amendment of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation to effect a reverse split of our
common stock at a ratio in the range of one-for-five to one-for-thirty, such ratio to be determined in the discretion
of our board of directors; and
5. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or
postponements thereof.
Our board of directors has fixed the close of business on March 11, 2024 as the record date for the Annual Meeting.
Only stockholders of record on March 11, 2024 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. Further
information regarding voting rights and the matters to be voted upon is presented in the accompanying Proxy Statement.
On or about March 22, 2024, we expect to mail the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the Notice )
to our stockholders. The Notice will contain instructions on how to access our Proxy Statement and our annual report. The
Notice provides instructions on how to vote via the Internet or by telephone and includes instructions on how to receive a
paper copy of our proxy materials by mail. The accompanying Proxy Statement and our annual report can be accessed
directly at the following Internet address: www.proxydocs.com/ORGN. All you have to do is enter the control number
located on your Notice or proxy card.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we urge you to
submit your vote promptly via the Internet, telephone or mail.
We appreciate your continued support of Origin.
By order of the board of directors,
John Bissell
Co-Chief Executive Officer
West Sacramento, California
March 22, 2024
Rich Riley
Co-Chief Executive Officer
West Sacramento, California
March 22, 2024
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PROXY STATEMENT FOR 2023 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Nominees for Director
Continuing Directors
Board Leadership Structure
Role of the Board of Directors in Risk Oversight
Director Independence
Family Relationships
Board Meetings and Committees
Committees of the Board of Directors
Diversity of the Board of Directors
Considerations in Evaluating Director Nominees
Stockholder Recommendations for Nominations to the Board of Directors
Communications with the Board of Directors
Corporate Governance Guidelines and Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
Anti-Hedging and Pledging Policies
Director Compensation
PROPOSAL NO. 1 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Nominees
Vote Required
PROPOSAL NO. 2 RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM
Principal Accounting Fees and Services
Audit Committee Policy on Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm
Vote Required
Report of The Audit Committee
PROPOSAL NO. 3 ADVISORY NON-BINDING VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF OUR
NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Vote Required
Executive Officers
Executive Compensation
Summary Compensation Table
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
Executive Employment Agreements
Equity Compensation Plan Information
Pay Versus Performance
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Policies and Procedures for Related Party Transactions
PROPOSAL NO. 4 APPROVAL OF REVERSE SPLIT
HOUSEHOLDING OF ANNUAL MEETING MATERIALS
OTHER MATTERS
Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Report and SEC Filings
Appendix A - Proposed Amendment To The Amended And Restated Certificate Of Incorporation
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