<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001584509-23-000002.txt : 20230109
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001584509-23-000002
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230109
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230109

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Aramark
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001584509
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812]
		IRS NUMBER:				208236097
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36223
		FILM NUMBER:		23516569

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2400 MARKET STREET
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19103
		BUSINESS PHONE:		215-238-3000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2400 MARKET STREET
		CITY:			PHILADELPHIA
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19103

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ARAMARK Holdings Corp
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20130815
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="ic054d3e8d5e440b29e498d98802d8b71_33"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">____________________________</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SCHEDULE 14A</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">(Amendment No.     )</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">____________________________</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:22.233%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.022%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.455%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:35.566%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.022%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:18.902%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Filed by the Registrant</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">&#9746;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Filed by a Party other than the Registrant</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">&#9744;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> Check the appropriate box&#58; </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#9744;       Preliminary Proxy Statement.</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#9744;       Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)).</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#9744;       Definitive Proxy Statement.</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#9746;       Definitive Additional Materials.</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#9744;       Soliciting Material Pursuant to &#167;240.14a-12.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:94.230%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:17.947%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:18.117%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:21.348%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:38.188%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="12" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:20pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Aramark </font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="12" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">____________________________</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:18pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="12" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)</font></td></tr></table></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:4.317%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:93.483%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:107%">Payment of Filing Fee (Check all the boxes that apply)&#58; </font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9746;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">No fee required.</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9744;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9744;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</font></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Commencing on January 9, 2023, Aramark will be sending the following email to a number of its large institutional investors in connection with the Company&#8217;s upcoming Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on February 3, 2023.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Good morning and Happy New Year! Wishing you the best in the year ahead.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">We greatly appreciate the ongoing engagement that allowed us to gain your valued insight over the course of the year on a variety of topics, including corporate governance. As you know, we filed our definitive proxy statement </font><font style="color:#0563c1;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(Proxy)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> on December 23</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;position:relative;top:-3.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">rd</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> and your feedback was helpful to us as we developed our disclosures. As detailed further in our proxy, we took the following actions&#58;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:14.5pt">Nominated one new independent director &#8211; Kevin G. Wills &#8211; standing for election by shareholders at our February 3</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;position:relative;top:-3.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">rd</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">, 2023 Annual Meeting, and whose impressive background and accomplishments reinforce the overall Board&#8217;s skills and qualifications to align with the Company&#8217;s strategic vision. </font><font style="color:#0563c1;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(see pg. 10)</font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:14.5pt">Remained highly committed to our ESG Priorities and Goals outlined in our Be Well. Do Well. plan and achieved key milestones throughout the fiscal year, including the submission of enterprise-wide science-based targets to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in line with the Science Based Targets initiative&#8217;s (SBTi) Net-Zero Standard, strengthened our commitment to plant-based dining menu offerings, and supported our local communities through the Aramark Building Community Day, among other milestones. Our latest Be Well. Do Well. Progress Report, to be released at the end of this month, will provide data and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) aligned with multiple reporting frameworks and standards, including the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), and the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). </font><font style="color:#0563c1;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(see pgs. 16-18)</font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:14.5pt">Appointed Deloitte &#38; Touche LLP as the Company&#8217;s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending September 29, 2023, representing their third year in the role following a comprehensive review and RFP process in 2020. </font><font style="color:#0563c1;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(see pgs. 24-27)</font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:14.5pt">Consistent with our strong focus on pay for performance in fiscal 2022, this year&#8217;s executive compensation program is designed to achieve strong alignment with our long-term goals and our shareholders&#8217; interests. </font><font style="color:#0563c1;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(see pgs. 28-48)</font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#9702;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:14.46pt">Fiscal 2023 Annual Incentive Plan will use the same performance metrics that were used in fiscal 2022 with the addition of a separately weighted ESG metric. </font></div><div style="padding-left:108pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#9642;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:14.46pt">40% Net New Sales</font></div><div style="padding-left:108pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#9642;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:14.46pt">40% AOI Margin</font></div><div style="padding-left:108pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#9642;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:14.46pt">10% Free Cash Flow</font></div><div style="padding-left:108pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#9642;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:14.46pt">10% ESG Scorecard</font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#9702;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:14.46pt">Long Term Incentives will be based on the mix of 50% PSUs, 30% Stock Options, 20% RSUs, consistent with fiscal 2022. PSU performance targets will align with the long-term strategic goals outlined during Aramark&#8217;s most recent Analyst Day and be based on&#58;</font></div><div style="padding-left:108pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#9642;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:14.46pt">20% Three-year Sales Growth</font></div><div style="padding-left:108pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#9642;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:14.46pt">20% Earnings Per Share</font></div><div style="padding-left:108pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#9642;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:14.46pt">20% Return on Invested Capital</font></div><div style="padding-left:108pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#9642;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:14.46pt">40% TSR metric based on the total return to the Company&#8217;s shareholders relative to the performance of the fiscal 2023 performance peer group</font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:14.5pt">Proposed approval of the Aramark 2023 Stock Incentive Plan to replace the Amended and Restated 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, which is projected to cover the next two years of equity-based grants, continuing to align interests with shareholders. </font><font style="color:#0563c1;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(see pgs. 67-74)</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">As always, we are here as a continued resource for any questions you may have related to the proxy.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">All the best,</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Felise</font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div></body></html>
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