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MEDIFAST, INC.

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Notice of Annual Meeting
and Pro x y Statement
A nnu a l Mee tin g of S to c kh o ld e r s
We dn es d ay, June 14, 2023
N OTI CE O F 2023 ANNUAL MEE T ING O F ST O C KHO L D E R S O F ME D IFAS T, INC.
TO B E HEL D O N WE D NES D AY, JUNE 14, 2023
Apr il 24, 2023
D EA R FELLOW STOCK H OL D E R S OF ME DI FAST, I NC.
Not i ce i s h ereby g i ven t h at t h e 2023 a nnu a l meet in g of stock h o l de r s (t h e "Ann u a l Meet in g") of Med i fast, I nc. (the "Compa n y" o r "Medifast") wil l be h e l d in person o n Wed n esday, June 14, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. Easte rn T im e at The Four Seasons Baltimore, 200 International Drive, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202, for the fo ll ow in g p u rposes, as more fu ll y d escr ib ed i n t h e accompany i ng Proxy Stateme n t:
1.To e l ect seven n om in ees to the Board of Dir ectors to serve for a one-year term exp i r in g in 2024;
2.To ratify t h e appointme n t of RSM US L LP (RSM) as the i nd e p ende n t reg i stered p u bli c acco un t i ng firm of the Company for t h e fisca l yea r e ndin g D ece mb e r 3 1, 2023;
3.To approve, o n an adv i sory b as i s, t h e co m pensat i o n of t h e Company's n a m ed exec u t i ve officers;
4.To approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation; and
5.To tra n sact such ot h e r b us in ess as m ay pro p e rl y co m e b efore t h e A n n u a l Meet in g o r a n y a dj ou rnm ent or postpone m e n t t h e r eof.
Doors to the Annual Meeting will open at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Stockholders of record at the close of business on April 17, 2023 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting. If you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, please note that for security reasons, before being admitted you must present your proof of stock ownership (or if you hold your shares in street name, a signed legal proxy from your bank, broker or other nominee giving you the right to vote your shares) and valid photo identification at the door. All hand-carried items will be subject to inspection, and any bags, briefcases, or packages must be checked at the registration desk prior to entering the meeting room. If you do not have proof of ownership and valid photo identification, you will not be admitted to the Annual Meeting. Please also note that the use of cellphones, recording and photographic equipment and/or computers is strictly prohibited at the Annual Meeting. No recording of the Annual Meeting is permitted, including audio and video recording.
Ja son L. Groves, Esq.
Chief Legal Officer & Co rp orate Secretary

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

| Page
PROXY SUMMARY | i
PROXY STATEMENT | 1
2023 Annual Meeting | 1
General Information About the Annual Meeting and Voting | 1
PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | 6
INFORMATION CONCERNING OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 11
Director Independence | 11
Board Leadership Structure | 11
Lead Independent Director | 11
Director Orientation and Continuing Education | 12
THE COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD | 12
Audit Committee | 13
Compensation Committee | 13
Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee | 14
Executive Committee | 14
BOARD'S ROLE IN RISK MANAGEMENT AND ESG OVERSIGHT | 15
CODE OF CONDUCT AND BUSINESS ETHICS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES | 15
TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PERSONS | 16
DIRECTOR MEETINGS AND ATTENDANCE | 16
STOCKHOLDER OUTREACH | 16
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS | 17
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | 19
Compensation Discussion and Analysis ("CD&A") | 19
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation | 28
Compensation Committee Report | 28
ANALYSIS OF RISK INHERENT IN OUR COMPENSATION POLICIES AND PRACTICES | 29
EXECUTIVE AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLES | 30
PROPOSAL 2: RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2023 | 40
REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE | 41
INFORMATION REGARDING THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM'S FEES, SERVICES, AND INDEPENDENCE | 42
PROPOSAL 3: ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS | 43
PROPOSAL 4: ADVISORY VOTE ON THE FREQUENCY OF THE ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | 4 4
SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS - DECEMBER 31, 20 2 2 | 45
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS | 46
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS | 46
DELINQUENT SECTION 16(A) REPORTS | 48
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | 49
Stockholder Proposals and Nominations for Director | 49
CERTAIN MATTERS RELATING TO PROXY MATERIALS AND ANNUAL REPORTS | 51
Charitable Contributions | 51
Communications with the Board or Its Committees | 51
202 2 Annual Report | 51

PROXY SUMMARY
This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this Proxy Statement and does not contain all of the information that you should consider. You shou l d read the entire Proxy Statement carefully before voting.
Annual Meeting I n for m ation

Date and Time |  | Location |  |
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time |  | The Four Seasons Baltimore 200 International Drive Baltimore, Maryland 21202 |
Record Date |  | Who can Vote
April 17, 2023 |  | Holders of our common stock are entitled to vote on all matters

Matters to be Vote d on at t h e Annual Meeting and Board R ecom m e nd atio n s

Item |  | Proposals |  | Board Vote Recommendation |  | Page #
1 |  | Elect seven nominees to the Board of Directors to serve for a one-year term expiring in 2024 |  | ✓ | FOR each director nominee |  | 6
2 |  | Ratify the appointment of RSM US LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 |  | ✓ | FOR |  | 40
3 |  | Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers |  | ✓ | FOR |  | 43
4 |  | Approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation |  | ✓ | ONCE EVERY YEAR |  | 45

O u r Board of Directors an d Director Nomi n ees
The following tab l e provides information about our current Board of Directors and nominees.

Name |  | Age at An nu a l Meet i ng |  | Director S i nce |  | Independent |  | C u rrent Committe e Memberships
Jeffrey J. Brown |  | 62 |  | 2015 |  | ✓ |  | Audit (Chair); Executive;*;+
Daniel R. Chard |  | 58 |  | 2016 |  |  |  | Executive (Chair); ✧
Elizabeth Geary† |  | 42 |  | – |  | ✓ |  | –
Constance J. Hallquist** |  | 59 |  | 2015 |  | ✓ |  | NCG (Chair); CC
Michael A. Hoer |  | 67 |  | 2018 |  | ✓ |  | Audit; +
Scott Schlackman |  | 65 |  | 2015 |  | ✓ |  | CC (Chair); Audit
Andrea B. Thomas |  | 58 |  | 2019 |  | ✓ |  | CC; NCG
Ming Xian |  | 59 |  | 2018 |  | ✓ |  | NCG

**Ms. Hallquist will not stand for re-election at the Annual Meeting.
† Ms. Geary has not previously been elected as a director by our stockholders and is first being nominated for election as a director at the Annual Meeting.

✓ |  | Independent Director |  | ✧ |  | Chairman of the Board
Audit |  | Audit Committee |  | NCG |  | Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee
CC |  | Compensation Committee |  | + |  | Audit Committee Financial Expert
Executive |  | Executive Committee |  | * |  | Lead Independent Director

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2022 Business Highlights and Performance Overview
Despite the challenging and uncertain macroeconomic environment that impacted retention and customer acquisition, 2022 was a year of focused execution, but at the same time, we continued to demonstrate our financial and operational agility, making adjustments to our business model in this macroeconomic environment, which are aligned with our long-term growth strategies. Our disciplined approach to the management of our business resulted in $1.599 billion in revenue, $143.6 million in net income, and $12.73 in earnings per diluted share for 2022. In addition, we continued to declare and pay dividends of $1.64 per share each quarter throughout the year. Growth was driven by significant year-over-year improvements in the number of active earning OPTA VIA Coaches, which grew to 60,900 by the end of the fourth quarter. Additionally, revenue per active earning OPTA VIA Coach was at strong levels during the first half of 2022. During the second half of 2022, revenue per active earning OPTA VIA Coach had pressure due to the changing trajectory of customer retention curves and customer acquisition becoming more challenging. Like many companies, we continue to battle with some significant headwinds with the changing macroeconomic environment.
Our Governa n ce Snaps h ot
Good g o v erna n ce is a critic a l part of our corporate culture. The following pro v ide s a n o v er v i ew of certain of our g o v ernance practice s:

Board of Directors |  | Board Composition
•Majority vote for director elections |  | •Majority independent Board - 6 of our 7 director nominees
•All directors are expected to attend the Annual Meeting |  | •Diverse Board with different backgrounds, experience and expertise, as well as balanced mix of ages and tenure of service
•Lead Independent Director |  | •Unclassified Board
Board Processes
•Independent directors meet without management present |  | •Corporate Governance Guidelines approved by Board
•Annual Board and Committee self-assessments |  | •Full Board regularly reviews succession planning
•Board orientation program |  | •Mandatory retirement age of 75 for all directors
Compensation
•The majority of executive compensation is tied to performance |  | •2012 Plan prohibits repricing and includes a double trigger in the event of a change in control
•Incentive compensation is subject to potential recoupment under our clawback policy |  | •No supplemental retirement benefits for executives
•Officers and directors are prohibited from engaging in hedging transactions, monetization transactions or similar arrangements involving our stock |  | •Dividends and dividend equivalents that accrue on equity awards are paid only to the extent that the underlying shares become vested or earned
•Officers and directors are prohibited from pledging our stock as collateral for a loan or holding our securities in a margin account |  | •Long-term incentive awards include performance-based awards that vest over a three-year performance period
•Officers are not eligible for a 280G excise tax gross-up payment in the event of a change in control |  | •Officers and directors are subject to stock ownership guidelines
•Executive perquisites are limited and not excessive |  | •Limited severance benefits under competitive executive severance plan

Corporate Governance Documents
You will find current copies of the following corporate governance documents on our website at
http s://ir.medifa s tin c.com/g o ver nan ce-do c um e n ts:
•Corporate Governance Guideline s
•Code of Conduct and Busine ss E thics
•Audit Committee Charter
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•Compensation Committee Charter
•Nominatin g/Corporate Go v ernance Committee Ch a rter
•E xecuti v e Committee Charter
Respo n sibility Snaps h ot
We are committed to corporate responsibility and sustainability at our company and in the communities where our employees, independent OPTA VIA Coaches, and Clients live. We are continuing to evaluate our environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") priorities, policies, practices, and reporting procedures. Although we are in the early stages of our ESG efforts, we believe we have demonstrated our commitment to ESG matters through various initiatives, including those described in the below Human Capital, Promoting Diversity, and Social and Environmental Responsibility sections. For additional information on our governance practices, please see our Governance Snapshot above, and Information Concerning our Board of Directors, The Committees of the Board, The Board's Role in Risk Management, and the Code of Conduct and Corporate Governance Guidelines sections included herein.
H u man Ca p ita l
People are at the heart of everything we do at Medifast, and we are committed to delivering a differentiated employee experience that we believe enables our team members to grow and participate in work that is challenging and rewarding. Our organizational culture is centered on fostering cross functional relationships and an environment where clear and transparent communication is an important part of how we work. Earlier this year we rolled out our new Culture Contract and accompanying Toolkit to ensure our team members could deepen their understanding of our company values and understand how their success translates to the success of the greater team, our Coaches, Clients, and stockholders.
One way we foster growth is through our Mentoring Program that we believe accelerates learning, increases confidence, broadens perspectives and helps each team member realize their true potential. All team members who desire to participate have access to the Medifast Mentoring Program, which supports a team member’s development by providing channels for self-development, learning and giving back. As part of our performance management process (PEAK), team members and their people leaders have regular conversations around goal setting, career development, mid-year check-in and year-end performance reviews. In addition, our Summer Leadership Speaker series is another developmental tool we offer to our team members that features senior-level team members sharing their professional insights and stories, career journeys and what drives their passion for their current roles. In 2022 we piloted a new shadow program in our Supply Chain team called Level Up. This program is meant to increase sponsorship of junior talent, expose them to new skills and areas of the business with a goal of preparing them to take on more responsibility in the future.
Recognition is a key attribute of our culture and is essential for fostering positive relationships. We believe fostering a sense of gratitude is a key component to nurturing strong relationships and building tight-knit communities. Our #AcedIt! program allows for social, points-based, and tangible recognition as well as celebrates team members for achieving important milestones in service. As of December 31, 2022, we had over 70% of our team members actively participate in our #AcedIt! program.
At Medifast, we are committed to being a best-in-class health & wellness company, not just for our Coaches & Clients, but for our team members too. That means creating a work environment that cultivates optimal health and wellbeing - we do this by providing healthy food options in our vending machines and food markets, providing our team members with a monthly allowance of $200 for OPTA VIA Fuelings (up to $2,400 per year) as well as a healthy hydration program that allows team members to access free flavored and sparkling water via our Bevi machines. Additionally, our Bevi machines have a positive environmental impact by eliminating over 60,000 one-time use water bottles in our offices to date. In addition to these initiatives, our Wellness Committee continues to engage employees on a voluntary basis to help champion wellness events. Key wellness events in 2022 included a Wellness Week that offered Biometric clinics, flu clinics and educational webinars tied to healthy habits. Topics ranged from maximizing 401k benefits, stress management tools, preparing healthy Lean and Green meals and more. The biometric clinic allows our employees to get vital metrics on key health indicators, such as, cholesterol, Body Mass Index, blood pressure and blood sugar to empower them in managing their health. As part of supporting mental health awareness, webinars on mental health with tools and resources were also provided in 2022. We also continue to be proud sponsors of the Waterfront Wellness program which had attendance from 706 community members with an expanded offering of over 250 free fitness classes for the summer 2022 season. In 2022, we also launched our new LiveWell platform which delivers a customizable and complete wellness program to support team members in their wellness journey and helps them to become more proactive in managing their health. The LiveWell platform streamlines wellness and healthcare resources, as well as includes opportunities for rewards while participating in wellness initiatives that are intended to promote the development of
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healthy habits. Team members can earn #AcedIt! points to spend when they complete wellness related activities. This new incentive is open to all our team members regardless of whether they participate in our health plans. As a result, participation in our wellness program has grown from around 30% to over 50% of our employee population. In January 2023, we relaunched the Experience OPTA VIA: Employees on Plan program with enhanced support and tools in response to feedback received from employees. This version of the program enables selected team members to participate in a health journey for a 3-month period, supported by a Coach and free Fuelings, and is focused on engaging our team members in owning their health and wellness and experiencing our company mission firsthand. In 2022, Medifast was awarded Healthiest Maryland Businesses Exemplar Award, the highest level award available for wellness from the Maryland Department of Health.
Another important initiative in support of employee health and wellbeing was the update of our hybrid work model. In 2022, we updated our Hybrid Playbook, now called our Work Playbook, which enables our team members to integrate work principles aligned to our culture that will help us optimize, productivity, accountability, flexibility and wellbeing. The Work Playbook is a tool used to empower our team members to do their best work while sustaining strong collaboration, trust and effectiveness.
To further support our team members and promote balance between work and home responsibilities, effective in 2022, we also expanded the number of holidays, vacation days, and sick time for our team members.
Promoting Diversity
The success of our teams is made possible in part by the diversity of backgrounds, perspectives, skills, and experiences of our leadership, employees and Coaches. Diversity is one of Medifast’s Core Values and is an important part of our Company culture.
As of December 31, 2022:
•43% of our independent Board members were racially diverse or female
•50% of our executive officers were racially diverse or female
•66% of our employees were racially diverse and 49% identified as female
Information relating to and a list of our independent Board members can be found beginning on page 6 herein, and a list of our executive officers can be found beginning on page 17 herein.
We are committed to generating an open dialogue with our team members as well as learning more ways to foster a more inclusive work environment. To maintain our inclusive culture, we continually review our internal processes for combating bias, promoting inclusion and increasing the diversity of our employee community. In 2022 we continued to offer live training on diversity, bias and inclusion to all our new Senior Leaders. For 2023, we are exploring a dynamic web-based training on inclusive leadership that would be mandatory for all employees to complete as well as enhanced training for people leaders that will provide actionable tools to strengthen managing for inclusion on a daily basis. We also continue to support programming and work practices that will strengthen community bonds, encourage psychological safety and create channels that enable two-way conversations with an ultimate goal of providing team members many opportunities to lend their voice and shape their work experience. Programs like Culture Club, a monthly gathering open to all employees, that promotes inclusion and builds bonds among team members, and the Loop, a listening platform that empowers team members with a way to provide feedback on their work experience and company culture - both great examples of programs we have in place to support diversity, equity and inclusion.
It is important to us that our culture initiatives reinforce the behaviors and actions that foster an empathetic, inclusive culture where different thoughts, ideas, experiences and identities are embraced, valued and celebrated, and where team members feel empowered and inspired to be their authentic best selves.
Social and Environmental Responsibility
Medifast’s commitment to helping our Clients achieve lifelong transformation starts with the work our independent OPTA VIA Coaches do and includes actively supporting the communities where we live and work. In 2018, we launched our comprehensive philanthropic initiative, Healthy Habits For All, which advances our mission by bringing healthy habits to even more people, aligning who we are with how we give. It provides children in under-resourced communities with the education and access necessary to make healthy habits a reality. Through this initiative, the Company has pledged to donate more than $2.5 million to local and national nonprofits through 2023. Medifast team members and independent OPTA VIA Coaches have volunteered their time to numerous service activities, from hosting fundraisers to assembling youth and school garden kits to get kids (and adults) in the community excited about eating healthy foods. To date, the Company, alongside the OPTA VIA
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Coach Community, has donated nearly 13 million* meals for children in under-resourced communities, through our partnership with the nonprofit campaign Share our Strength's No Kid Hungry®, giving kids the healthy and nutritious food they need to thrive. As part of our 2022 Convention registration process, the OPTA VIA Community raised over $90,000 in cash and stock donations for our nonprofit partners, No Kid Hungry® and Living Classrooms Foundation. In 2022, Medifast hit an important milestone under the education pillar with the creation of a free "Healthy Habits For All" curriculum, which has been downloaded by educators in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., ultimately impacting more than 30,000 students in the short time since its launch in July 2022. Modeled after the company's proprietary Habits of Health® system, the lessons are designed to equip students with the skills, knowledge and confidence needed to build healthy habits from a young age. Lesson plans are available free of cost to millions of teachers nationwide, though the initiative aims to prioritize access for students in Title I schools. Medifast continues to grow the mission by expanding its partnerships with deserving nonprofits and is committed to being a good corporate citizen.
Medifast opened two distribution warehouses in 2021, in Havre de Grace, Maryland and Fort Worth, Texas. For all of its warehouses, Medifast converted all conveyor motor systems from AC motors to more energy efficient DC motors. These new motors reduced energy usage for these systems by approximately 80%. Other benefits surrounding the new units include their impact on employees. The units are much quieter, operating at lower decibels to help prevent hearing loss or need for ear protection, and much safer since these motors have low torque. This switch has resulted in a better employee experience for those working on these lines.
Furthermore, we focus on ensuring that our manufacturing and warehouse locations operate in an environmentally efficient manner. All of our locations utilize cardboard recycling programs, and do not use Styrofoam products. They also utilize motion activated, energy efficient LED lighting. We also utilize skylights where possible, to reduce electricity usage. Finally, our Havre de Grace distribution warehouse takes advantage of a thermoplastic polyolefin (“TPO”) roof, a single-ply white membrane which reflects heat instead of absorbing it. This allows the building to remain cooler while reducing the need to use HVAC systems and lowering electricity usage and cost.
Additionally, Medifast is committed to operating its business in an ethical manner, and it expects the same standards from those organizations in its supply chain. In 2019, Medifast established a Vendor Code of Conduct, which went into effect in early 2020, setting forth the procedures Medifast follows in order to ensure its third-party suppliers and subcontractors within its supply chain comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations, including those relating to the environment and our operations.
Finally, we recognize that the unfortunate events in Ukraine had and continue to have an impact on millions of people globally. To support, we committed to donating OPTA VIA Fuelings to assist the humanitarian efforts caused by the Ukrainian conflict through nonprofit partners, such as Good360. Good360 works with many large corporations to mobilize donations to qualified recipients affected by disasters around the world. We worked with our nonprofit partners to donate OPTA VIA Fuelings to those in need during the second half of 2022.
*$1 can help provide 10 meals. No Kid Hungry does not provide individual meals; these donations help support programs that feed kids. Learn more at NoKidHungry.org/OneDollar.
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If yo u h o ld yo ur s har es in st r eet n a m e, yo u m ay in st ru c t yo ur b a nk, b ro ker or ot h e r n o min ee to vot e yo ur s h a r es b y fo ll ow in g t h e in st ru ct i o n s th at yo ur b a nk, b ro k er o r o ther n o min ee pro v id es to yo u. Mos t b ro k ers offer vo tin g b y m a il, b y t e l e ph o n e a nd on th e Internet.
Beneficial owners who own shares through a bank, brokerage firm or other financial institution, can vote by returning the voting instruction form, or by following the instructions for voting via telephone or the Internet, as provided by the bank, brokerage firm or other financial institution. If you own shares in different accounts or in more than one name, you may receive different voting instructions for each type of ownership. Please vote all of your shares.
See the "General Information About the Annual Meeting and Voting" section for more details.
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2023 Annua l Meeti n g
The 2023 A nnual Meetin g of Stockholders of Medifast, Inc. (the "Annual Meetin g") will be held at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, i n person at The Four Seasons Baltimore, 200 International Drive, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, for the purposes s et forth in the accompan y in g Notice of 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. This Prox y Statement a nd the accompan y in g prox y are furnished in connection with the s olicit a tion b y our Bo a rd of Director s (the "Bo a rd") of proxies to be used at the Annual Meetin g and a t a n y a djournment or po s tponement of the meetin g. We refer to Medifa s t, Inc. in thi s Prox y Statement a s "w e," "us," "o ur," the "Comp a n y" or "Medifa s t."
Thi s Prox y Statement pro v ide s information re g ardin g the m a tter s to be voted on at the Annu a l Meetin g, a s w ell as other information that m ay be usefu l to y ou.
Ge n era l I n formation About the An n ua l Meeti n g and Voting
1.How is Medifast distributing the proxy materials?
This Prox y Statement, the prox y c a rd and the Compan y's Annua l Report for the fi s cal y ear ended December 31, 2022 (the "2022 Annual Report") are a va ilab l e online at w ww.astprox y portal.com/a s t/08676. Pur s uant to ru l e s adopted b y the Se c urities and E xchange Commission (the "SE C"), w e h av e elected to provide a cce s s to our prox y material s o v er the Internet. Ac c ordingl y, w e are first s ending a Notice of Internet A v ailabilit y of Prox y M a terials to our s tockholder s on or about May 5, 2023. A ll stockho l ders will ha v e the a bilit y to acce s s our prox y materia l s on the w ebsite referred to in the Notice of Internet A v ailabi l it y of Prox y Materials (w w w.a stprox y portal.com/a s t/08676) or to request to recei v e a printed s et of our prox y materia l s. In s truction s on ho w to access our pro xy materi a ls o v er the Internet or request a printed cop y of our pro xy materi a l s ma y be found in the Notice of Internet A va i l a bilit y of Prox y Materials. In a ddition, stockho l der s ma y reque s t to receive prox y materi a l s in printed form or b y emai l on an on g oing b as i s b y c a llin g 1-888-77 6-9962 or v ia em a i l to info@a stfinancial.com.
2.Why am I receiving these proxy materials?
We are providing this Proxy Statement and other proxy materials in connection with the Board’s solicitation of proxies to be voted at the Annual Meeting, or at any adjournment or postponement thereof. We will bear the cost of the solicitation of proxies. In addition, solicitation may be made by our directors, officers, and other employees. We reimburse brokerage firms, custodians, nominees, and fiduciaries in accordance with the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority for reasonable expenses incurred by them in forwarding materials to the beneficial owners of our common stock.
3.What is included in the proxy materials?
The prox y materi a l s con s i s t of: (1) the Notice of 2023 Annual Meetin g of Stockho l der s of Medifast, Inc.; (2) thi s Prox y St a tement for the Annual Meeting; and (3) the 2022 Annua l Report. If y ou reque s t printed v ersions of the prox y materials b y mail, these prox y material s w ill also include the prox y card or v oting i n s truction form for the Annual Meeting.
4.What do I need to attend the Annual Meeting?
Only stockholders of the Company or their duly authorized proxies as of April 17, 2023 (the "Record Date") may attend the Annual Meeting. Proof of ownership of our shares must be presented in order to be admitted to the Annual Meeting. If your shares are held in the name of a bank, broker or other nominee and you plan to attend the Annual Meeting in person, you must bring a brokerage statement, the proxy card mailed to you by your bank or other nominee or other proof of ownership as of April 17, 2023, to be admitted to the Annual Meeting. Otherwise, proper documentation of a duly authorized proxy must be presented. This proof can be a brokerage statement or letter from a bank, broker or other nominee indicating ownership as of the Record Date, a proxy card, or a valid, legal proxy provided by your bank, broker or other nominee.
If you do not have both proof of ownership and valid photo identification, you will not be admitted to the Annual Meeting. Please also note that the use of cellphones, recording and photographic equipment and/or computers is strictly prohibited at the Annual Meeting. No recording of the Annual Meeting is permitted, including audio and video recording.
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5.How do I submit questions during the Annual Meeting?
Following the Annual Meeting, we will hold a question and answer session during which we intend to answer questions submitted by stockholders of record during the meeting. To ensure that as many stockholders as possible are able to ask questions, each stockholder will be permitted no more than one question.
6. What am I being asked to vote on at the Annual Meeting?
We a re a skin g our stockholders to consider and v ote on the follo w in g propos a l s a t the Annual Meeting:
1.The e l ection of seven nominee s to the Board to s er v e for a one-y ear term expiring at the 2024 Annu a l Meetin g of S tockholders (Propo s a l 1);
2.The ratifi c ation of the appointment of RSM US LLP ("RSM"), a s the Comp a n y's independent registered public accounting firm for the fi s ca l year ending December 31, 2023 ("Fi s cal Year 2023") (Propos a l 2);
3.Appro v a l, on an ad v i s or y basi s, of the compensation of t h e Compan y's named executi v e officers (Proposal 3); and
4.Approval, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation (Proposal 4).
7. What shares may I vote?
You ma y vote a ll of the shares of our common stock that y ou owned a s of t h e clo s e of bu s ine ss on April 17, 2023, t h e Record Date. These s hares include:
1.Tho s e he l d direct l y in y our name a s the s tockho l der of record; and
2.Tho s e held for you a s the benefici a l owner throu g h a bank, broker or other nominee at the close of bu s ines s on the Record Date.
E ach share of our common stock is entitled to one v ote. On the Record Date, there w ere 10,887,193 s hares of our common s tock i s sued a nd outst a ndin g.
8. What is the difference between holding shares as a stockholder of record and as a beneficial owner?
Most Medi fa st stockholders hold their shares through a bank, broker or other nominee rather than direct l y in their own name. As summarized below, there are some distinctions between shares held of record and those owned beneficiall y.
Stoc kh o l der of R ecor d — If y our sh a res of our common stock are owned directly in y our name with our tran s fer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, y ou are considered, with respect to those sh a res, the stockho l der of record. A s the s tockholder of record, y ou ha v e the right to grant y our prox y direct l y to the Comp a n y or to v ote at the Annual Meeting.
B eneficia l Owne r — If your shares of our common stock are held throu g h a bank, broker or other nominee, y ou ho l d tho s e s hares in street name and are considered the beneficia l owner of those s h a res. Your bank, broker or nominee is con s idered, w ith re s pect to those s hares, the s tockho l der of record.
9. How can I vote my shares?
Whether y ou hold sh a re s directl y a s the stockho l der of record or beneficia ll y in street n a me, y ou ma y direct y our v ote w ithout attend i ng the Annu a l Meeting. If y ou ho l d y our s hares directl y, y ou ma y v ote by mail, over the Internet, by telephone, or in person at the Annual Meeting, as described in more detail below. If y ou hold y our shares in street name, y ou ma y submit v otin g in s truction s to y our b a nk, broker or other nominee.
Stoc kh o ld er of Reco rd — If y ou a re a s tockholder of record, y ou m ay vote y our share s b y an y one of the follo w in g method s:
•By Mail: The Notice includes directions on ho w to reque s t paper copie s of this Prox y Statement, the 2022 Annual Report and a pro xy card. Once y ou receive a p a per pro xy card, y ou ma y v ote y our shares b y signing and datin g ea c h prox y card that y ou recei v e and returning it in the prepaid envelope prior to the Annua l Meetin g on June 14, 2023. Si g n y our name exactl y a s it appear s on the prox y card. If y ou are s ignin g in a repre s entati v e capacit y (for examp l e, a s a n attorne y-in-fact, executor, administrator, guardian, tru s tee or the officer or agent of a corporation or partnership), plea s e indic a te y our name and y our title or c a p a cit y. If the s tock i s held in cu s tod y for a minor (for examp l e, under the Uniform Transfer s to Minor s Act), the cu s todian s hou l d s i g n, not the minor. If the stock i s he l d in joint ownership, one owner ma y sign on behalf of all o w ner s. If y ou pro v ide specific
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v otin g instru c tion s, y our s hares w i ll be voted a s y ou instruct. If y ou si g n but do not provide in s truction s, y our s h a re s w ill be voted as described below in "How w i ll m y s hare s be v oted?"
•Over t h e Inte rn et: You ma y v ote y our s hares on li ne a t www.v ot e pro xy.com b y fo ll o w in g the in s tructio n s pro v ided in the Notice. If y ou v ote on the Internet, y ou do not need to return a prox y card. Internet v oting w i ll be av ailab l e until 11:59 p.m. Eas tern Time on June 13, 2023.
•By Te l e p ho n e: You ma y v ote b y telephone b y dialing 1-8 00-PROXIES (1-800-77 6-9 43 7) in the United States or 1-7 1 8-921-8 500 from foreign countrie s from a n y touch-tone te l ephone a n d fo ll o w in g the in s tructions. If y ou v ote b y telephone, y ou do not need to return a prox y c ard. Te l ephone v otin g w i ll be a va ilab l e until 11:59 p.m. E a s tern Time on Ju n e 13, 2023.
•At the Meeti n g: You m ay v ote y our s hare s in person during the Annual Meeting. Proof of ownership of our shares and valid photo identification must be presented in order to be admitted to the Annual Meeting.
Beneficia l Ow n er — If you hold your shares in street name, you may instruct your bank, broker or other nominee to vote your shares by following the instructions that your bank, broker or other nominee provides to you. Most brokers offer voting by mail, by telephone and on the Internet. You should instruct your bank, broker or other nominee how to vote your shares by following the directions provided by your bank, broker or other nominee. Alternatively, you may obtain a “legal proxy” from your bank, broker or other nominee and bring it with you to hand in with a ballot in order to vote your shares in person at the Annual Meeting. If you choose to vote in person at the meeting, you must bring the following: (i) proof of identification, (ii) an account statement or letter from the bank, broker or other nominee indicating that you are the beneficial owner of the shares and (iii) a signed legal proxy from the stockholder of record giving you the right to vote the shares. The account statement or letter must show that you were the beneficial owner of the shares as of the Record Date.
10. May I change my vote or revoke my proxy?
Yes, stockholder s are entitled to re v oke their pro x ie s at an y time before their s hare s are v oted at the Annual Meeting. To re v oke a prox y, a s tockho l der mu s t file a w ritten n o tice of revocation with the Compan y, de l i v er a dul y executed prox y card bearin g a later date than the o riginally s ubmitted prox y c a rd, s ubmit votin g instructions again b y telephone or the Internet, or attend the Annual Meeting a nd v ote in person. Attendan c e at the Annual Meeting w ill not, b y itse l f, re v oke y our prox y; y ou mu s t v ote y our s hares. If y ou ho l d shares in s treet name, y ou must cont a ct y our b a nk, broker or other nominee to change y our v ote or obt a in a prox y to v ote y our sh a res if y ou w ish to cast y our v ote in person during the Annu a l Meetin g.
11. What is the quorum requirement for the Annual Meeting?
For busines s to be conducted at the Annua l Meeting, a quorum must be pre s ent or repre s e n ted b y prox y. Under our B y l a ws, the presence of a m a j orit y of the out s t a ndin g shares of our common stock entitled to v ote a t the Annu a l Meeti n g a ttending in person or repre s ented b y prox y a t the Annual Meetin g w ill con s titute a quorum for the trans a ction of bu s ine s s. The number of outstandin g share s of our common s tock entitled to v ote a t the Annual Meetin g i s determined a s of the Record D a te. Abstentions and broker non-v ote s w i ll be c ounted in determining w hether a quorum i s pre s ent for the Annual Meetin g.
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12. What are my voting choices for each matter, and how does the Board recommend that I vote?

Proposal |  | Voting Choices |  | Board Recommendation
1 | Elect seven nominees to the Board of Directors to serve for a one-year term expiring in 2024 |  | With respect to each director nominee: For Against Abstain |  | For election of all seven director nominees
2 | Ratify the appointment of RSM US LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 |  | For Against Abstain |  | For
3 | Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers |  | For Against Abstain |  | For
4 | Approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation |  | Once Every Year Once Every 2 Years Once Every 3 Years |  | Once Every Year

13. What vote is required in order for the matters to be voted upon at the Annual Meeting to be adopted?

Proposal |  |  | Voting Requirements |  | Effect of Abstentions |  | Effect of Broker Non-Votes
1 | Elect seven nominees to the Board of Directors to serve for a one-year term expiring in 2024 |  | With respect to each director nominee: Affirmative Vote of Majority of Votes Cast |  | No effect on outcome |  | No effect on outcome
2 | Ratify the appointment of RSM US LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 |  | Affirmative Vote of Majority of Votes Cast |  | No effect on outcome |  | Not applicable — brokers are permitted to vote on this matter without specific instruction from the beneficial owner
3 | Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers |  | Affirmative Vote of Majority of Votes Cast |  | No effect on outcome |  | No effect on outcome
4 | Approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation |  | Affirmative Vote of Majority of Votes Cast |  | No effect on outcome |  | No effect on outcome

14. What is a "broker non-vote"?
A "broker non-vote" occurs when a broker s ubmits a prox y to the Company that does not indicate a v ote for one or more of the proposals because the broker has not received instruction s from the beneficial owner on how to vote on s uch proposa l s, and does not ha v e di s cretionar y authority to v ote in the ab s ence of instructions.
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15. How will my shares be voted?
If y ou specif y a v oting choice, y our s hare s w ill be v oted in accordance w ith that choice. If y ou si g n, but do not i n dicate y our v oting preferences, then the per s ons named as proxie s b y our Board, Da n iel R. Chard and Jason L. Gro v es (the "N a med Proxies"), wil l vote y our s hares in accordance w ith the recommendations of the Board. If a matter to be considered at the Annual Meetin g is timely submitted pursuant to Rule 14a-4(c)(l) promulgated under the Securitie s Exchange Act of 1 934, a s amended (the "E xchan g e Act"), y our pro x y will authorize the N a med Pro x ies to vote y our s hares in their discretion with re s pect to a n y s uch matter subsequent l y raised at the Annual Meetin g. At the time this Proxy Statement wa s filed, we knew of no matters to be considered at the Annual Meeting other than those referenced i n this Prox y Statement.
If y ou are a benefici a l owner and y ou h a v e not pro v ided v oting i n s truction s to y our broker, y our broker ma y exerci s e di s cretion to v ote y our s hare s only w ith respect to rout i ne m a tters. The ratification of RSM (Propo s al 2) i s considered a routine matter under applicab l e rules. Your broker doe s not have di s cretionar y aut h or i t y to vote y our shares on non-routine matter s. The election of director s (Propo s al 1), t h e ad v i s or y appro v al of the Compa n y's executi v e compen s ation (Proposal 3), and the advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation (Proposal 4) are considered non-routine matters under applicab l e rules. Therefore, there may be "broker-non-votes" with respect to these matter s. See "What is a broker non-v ote?'' for more inform a tion.
16. Will I have dissenters' rights?
No di ss enters' rights are a v ai l ab l e under the Genera l Corporation La w of the State of Del a w a re, our certificate of i n corporation or our b y la w s to an y stockho l der with re s pect to an y of the matters proposed to be v oted on at the Annual Meet i n g.
17. Are voting records co n fidential?
We require v ote t a bulators and the Inspector of the E l ection to execute agreements to maintain the confidentialit y of v otin g record s. Votin g record s w i ll rema i n confidential, except a s necess a r y to meet lega l requirement s, and in other limited circumstances s uch as prox y conte s t s.
18. Where can I find the voting results of the Annual Meeting?
We will announce preliminar y vot i ng re s ult s at the Annual Meetin g, and publi s h final results i n a Current Report on Form 8-K following the Annua l Meeting.
19. What does it mean if I receive more than one Notice, proxy card or voting instruction form?
It mean s your s hares are regi s tered differentl y or are he l d in more than one account. To ensure that a ll of y our sh a res a re v oted, plea s e v ote a s in s tructed in e a ch Notice or si g n and return e a ch prox y c a rd (if y ou have requested and recei v ed paper cop i es of this Prox y Statement and a pro xy card or v ot i ng in s truction form). If y ou v ote b y te l ephone or on the Internet, y ou w ill need to v ote once for each Notice, prox y c a rd or v ot i ng in s truction form y ou recei v e.
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P R OPOSAL 1
ELECTIO N OF DIRECTORS
Our Board is currently composed of seven directors. Our Board has set seven director s as the number to be e l ected at the Annual Meeting and, upon the recommendation of the Nominating/Corporate Go v ernance Committee, has nominated current directors Jeffrey J. Brown, Daniel R. Chard, Michael A. Hoer, Scott Schlackman, Andrea B. Thomas and Ming Xian for ree l ection, and new nominee Elizabeth Geary for election, a s directors with terms expirin g at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their succe s sors are elected and qualified. Ms. Geary has not previously been elected by our stockholders. Constance J. Hallquist, a member of our Board since 2015, has notified us that she will not stand for re-election at the Annual Meeting.
Six out of the seven nominees are currently directors of the Company and have been previously elected by our stockholders. Management has no reason to believe that any of the nominees are unable or unwilling to serve if elected. However, in the event that any of the nominees should become unable or unwilling to serve as a director, the Named Proxies will vote shares represented by proxies at the Annual Meeting for the election of such persons as designated by the Board.
The name s of the nominee s, a l on g with their present positions, their principal occupations, current directorships held w ith other public corporations, a s well a s director s hips during the p a st fi v e y ears, their age s a nd the fir s t y ear elected a s a director, are s et forth below. Certain indi v idua l qu a lifications, e x perience s and skill s of our directors that contribute to the Board’s effecti v eness and s upport the Company’s s t ra teg y as a w hole a re also de s cribed be l ow. The Nomi n atin g/Corporate Governance Committee c on s ider s numerou s qualific a tion s w hen considerin g c a ndid a te s for the Board, including their qualifications, ski ll s, experien c es, and tenure. The Bo a rd and the Nominating/Corporate Go v ernance Committee belie v e that the combination of the v arious qu a lifications and experiences of the director nominees w ould contribute to a n effecti v e and we ll-functionin g Board and that, indi v idu a ll y a nd as a whole, the director nominees pos s es s the nece ss ar y qualifications to provide effecti v e o v ersight of the bu s iness and qu a lit y advice and counsel to the Company’s mana g ement.
All director nom i nees exhibit:
•Highe s t per s onal and profe s siona l ethica l s tandards, integrit y, and v a l ues;
•Practical wisdom a n d mature jud g ment;
•An appreciation of multiple cu l tures;
•A commitment to sustainabilit y and social i ss ue s;
•Inno v ati v e thinking;
•Knowledge o f corporate g o v ernance requirements and practice s; and
•Di v erse b a ckgrounds, including experience in busines s, internationa l operations, fi n ance, product de v e l opme n t, marketin g and s a l e s, and areas that are relevant to the Company’s global and direct-to-consumer activities.
Director s must be willing to de v ote s ufficient time to carr y ing out their duties and re s ponsibilitie s effecti v el y, includin g makin g them s el v es a v ai l ab l e for consultation out s ide of re g u l a rl y s chedu l ed Board meetings, and s hou l d be committed to s er v e on the Board. Our nomi n ee s ha v e a balanced mix of s h o rt and long tenure, ranging from four y ears to eight y e a r s, a s of the Annu a l Meet i ng.

THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF EACH OF THE SEVEN NOMINEES IDENTIFIED BELOW.

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DIRE C TOR N OMINEES

Lead Independent Director Lead Independent Director Since: June 2015 Director Since: 2015 Age at Annual Meeting: 62 Board Committees: •Audit Committee (Chairperson) •Executive Committee Qualifications: Mr. Brown brings to the Board extensive public and private company board experience and significant transactional experience. |  | Jeffrey J. Brown Mr. Brown serves as the Chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Executive Committee. He has also served as Lead Independent Director of the Company since June 2015. Mr. Brown is the Chief Executive Officer and founding member of Brown Equity Partners, LLC (“BEP”), which provides capital to management teams and companies needing equity capital. Mr. Brown has 35 years of private equity and corporate governance experience. He has served as Chairman of the Board of 12 companies and on the Board of Directors of over 50 companies in both the public and private sectors. He has chaired the Audit, Compensation, Finance, and special committees of these organizations as well as been Lead Director. Mr. Brown directly invests equity and debt in operating companies and actively manages his investments in commercial, industrial and retail real estate. Education: Mr. Brown received his MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BS in Mathematics from Willamette University.

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Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Director Since: 2016 Age at Annual Meeting: 58 Board Committees: •Executive Committee (Chairperson) Qualifications: Mr. Chard brings to the Board leadership skills and experience across operations, international, and marketing functions. He possesses extensive direct selling industry experience along with a strong background in consumer products. |  | Daniel R. Chard Mr. Chard has served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company since October 2016 and Chairman since 2020. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Chard served as President and Chief Operating Officer at PartyLite, a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group, from October 2015 to October 2016. Mr. Chard also served as the President, Global Sales & Operations at Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (“Nu Skin”) from February 2006 to September 2015, President of Nu Skin Europe from July 2004 to January 2006, and in various other roles of increasing responsibility since he joined Nu Skin in 1998. Education: Mr. Chard holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Brigham Young University and received an MBA from the University of Minnesota.

Age at Annual Meeting: 42 Qualifications: Ms. Geary brings to the Board experience in cyber, risk mitigation, and insurance. |  | Elizabeth A. Geary Ms. Geary joined Liberty Mutual in August 2022 as President, Insurance Solutions. Before joining Liberty Mutual, Ms. Geary served in a dual role as President, Global Portfolio Management and Chief Underwriting Officer, North America at TransRe, balancing both transactional and portfolio experience. Prior to this, she was the company’s Global Head of Cyber. Education: Ms. Geary is a graduate of Fordham University, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and an MBA in Finance from the Gabelli School of Business.

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Director Since: 2018 Age at Annual Meeting: 67 Board Committees: •Audit Committee Qualifications: Mr. Hoer brings to the Board financial expertise and leadership skills as a former Controller, CFO, and later President. He also brings extensive international experience having worked throughout Asia including China, Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. |  | Michael A. Hoer Mr. Hoer held various positions of increasing responsibility at Continental Grain Company from 1992 to 2007, where he most recently served as President — Continental Enterprises Ltd. & Managing Director — Conti Asia. Mr. Hoer currently serves on the board of directors of Taiwan Fu Hsing Industrial Co. Ltd., Dynasty Petroleum Holdings LLC (as Chairman), First Western Advisors and Avantar, Utah USA. He also served on the board of directors of Beijing H-Hova Purification Technology Co. Ltd. from August 2012 to July 2016. Education: Mr. Hoer received a BA in Chinese and an MBA from Brigham Young University.

Director Since: 2015 Age at Annual Meeting: 65 Board Committees: •Compensation Committee (Chairperson) •Audit Committee Qualifications: Mr. Schlackman brings to the Board extensive executive leadership experience and expertise in the direct selling business. |  | Scott Schlackman Mr. Schlackman serves as Chair of the Compensation Committee. He is President of Scott Schlackman Global Consulting, LLC. Mr. Schlackman has been on the Board of Image Skincare since 2015 and has served as Vice Chairman of Image Skincare since January 2018. From 2011 to 2013 he was President of Avon UK and Ireland and Vice President of Liz Earle Products, which Avon acquired in March 2010. He was Regional Vice President for Global Sales Development WEMEA and Asia Pacific Regions for Avon in 2010. In 2008 and 2009 he was General Manager of Continental Europe. From 2006-2008 he was General Manager of Avon Canada. In his 30 years with Avon, Mr. Schlackman served in a variety of senior executive roles with Avon Products, Inc., a global manufacturer and marketer of beauty and related products, living in nine different countries. Education: Mr. Schlackman received a BS from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

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Director Since: 2019 Age at Annual Meeting: 58 Board Committees: •Compensation Committee •Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee Qualifications: Ms. Thomas brings to the Board considerable executive leadership experience along with a strong background in consumer products. |  | Andrea B. Thomas Ms. Thomas is the Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Studies and a marketing professor at the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. She joined the university in 2016 after a 23-year career in brand management, retail marketing, innovation and sustainability. She is also a consultant bringing a unique approach of academia and experience working at tremendous scale for Walmart, Hershey and PepsiCo. She was a Senior Vice President at Walmart Stores for 8 and a half years leading teams in private brands, sourcing, sustainability and marketing. Prior to joining Walmart, she was Vice President of Global Chocolate for the Hershey Company where she was responsible for platform innovation for Hershey’s portfolio of global brands. Previously, Ms. Thomas spent 13 years at PepsiCo where she worked in brand management, innovation, and retail marketing at Frito-Lay and Pizza Hut launching Tostitos Scoops, managing the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and coordinating the NFL and Disney relationships. Education: Ms. Thomas received a BA in mass communications from the University of Utah and an MBA in business administration from Brigham Young University. She received an honorary doctorate of humanities from the University of Utah in May 2013.

Director Since: 2018 Age at Annual Meeting: 59 Board Committees: •Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee Qualifications: Mr. Xian brings to the Board strategic management, business development, public relations and marketing skills. As a Chinese foreign-national, he also brings an understanding of the complexity of the Chinese government as he has worked throughout Asia, including Singapore. |  | Ming Xian Mr. Xian is the Senior Internal Trainer of Sinochem Corporation and served as Chairman of Sinochem International (Overseas) Pte, Ltd. in Singapore from August 2008 to August 2010. Mr. Xian also served as Chief Strategy Officer of DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals from September 2011 to January 2017. He also served as Chairman of GMG Global from August 2008 to August 2010 and its Chief Executive Officer from August 2010 to August 2011. Education: Mr. Xian received a BS from Dalian Jiaotong University in China, a BEc from the University of International Business and Economy in China and a MEc from the Norwegian Management School in Norway.

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INFORMATION CONCERNING OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Director Independence
We are required to have a majority of independent directors serving on our Board and may only have independent directors serving on each of our Audit, Compensation, and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committees pursuant to the listing rules of the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) and, with respect to our Audit Committee and Compensation Committee, the rules and regulations existing under the Exchange Act.
Our Board undertook a n annual review of our directors’ independence. The purpose of this review was to determine whether any relationships or transactions involving our directors (including their family members and affiliates) were inconsistent with a determination that such director is independent under the independence standards prescribed by the NYSE’s listing rules and our Corporate Governance Guidelines. Our Board also considered whether our Audit Committee and Compensation Committee members continue to satisfy the independence standards prescribed for audit committee and compensation committee members by the rules and regulations of the Exchange Act.
In making its determination, the Board considered not only the criteria for independence set forth in the listing rules of the NYSE, but also any other relevant facts and circumstances that may have come to the Board’s attention. These related transactions, relationships or arrangements between a director (or any member of their immediate family or any entity of which such director or one of their immediate family members is an executive officer, general partner or significant equity holder) on the one hand, and Medifast or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, on the other hand, might signal potential conflict of interest, or might bear on the materiality of a director’s relationship to Medifast or any of its subsidiaries. The Board considered the independence issue not merely from the standpoint of the director, but also from that of the persons or organizations with which the director is affiliated.
Based on its review, our Board determined that each of our current directors, other than Mr. Chard, qualify as independent under the independence standards prescribed by the listing rules of the NYSE. Our Board also determined that each of Messrs. Brown, Hoer, and Schlackman the current members of the Audit Committee, qualify as "independent" under the independence standards for audit committee members adopted by the SEC and that each of Mr. Schlackman, Ms. Hallquist, and Ms. Thomas, the current members of the Compensation Committee, qualify as "independent" under the independence standards for compensation committee members adopted by the SEC.
Board Leadership Structure
The Board believes that there is no one best leadership structure model that is most effective in all circumstances. The Board adheres to a flexible approach to the question of whether to separate the positions of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and the necessity of a lead independent director, and will consider a variety of factors in making a decision, including, but not limited to, the current performance of the Compan y and the experience, knowledge and temperament of the CEO. The Board remains flexible and committed to a stron g corporate governance structure and board independence. The Board is committed to adopting corporate management and governance policies and strategies that promote our effective and ethical management. In this regard, the Board strongly believes that it should have maximum flexibilit y in deciding whether the offices of Chairman and CEO are combined or separate and, if separate, whether the Chairman should be an independent director or an employee and whether the Company and its stockholders would benefit from a Lead Independent Director.
The Board determined that it was in our best interests and our stockholders’ best interests to combine the roles of Chairman and CEO in December 2020. Mr. Chard was appointed Chairman of the Board, in addition to his role of CEO, in light of Mr. Chard’s leadership, vision, and knowledge of the Company and its stockholders. The Board believes that combination of the positions of Chairman and CEO serves the needs of the Compan y and it s stockholders. As Chairm a n and C E O, Mr. Chard ser v es a s a ke y link between the Board a nd management. The Bo a rd h a s a l s o determined that it i s in the be s t interest s of the Compan y and its s tockholders to continue to maintain a Lead Independent Director.
Lead Indepe nd e n t Director
A s noted above, the Bo a rd appointed Jeffre y J. Bro w n, a s Lead Independent Director, effecti v e June 17, 2015. The Lead Independent Director is respon s ible for faci l itating and c oordinatin g the acti v itie s of the independent directors. For the purpo s e of bal a ncin g the intere s t s of the s tockholder s and mana g ement when the C E O a l s o s er v e s a s the Chairman of the Board or when the Chairman i s not deemed to be independent, the Le a d Independent Dire c tor s er v es as Ch a irm a n for meetin g s of the independent directors s eparate from management a nd an y director s th a t are not independent. The Le a d Independent Director a l s o represent s the best practice s regarding corporate governance, pro v ides independent leader s hip to the Board, and performs such other dutie s a nd re s ponsibi li ties a s the Board ma y determine.
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The principal re s ponsibilitie s of the Le a d Independent Dire c tor are a s follo ws:
•Act a s the prin c ipal liai s on bet w een the independent director s of the Board a nd the Ch a irman & CE O;
•De v elop the a gend a for and pre s ide a t executi v e s e ss ion s of the Board's independent dire c tor s;
•Communic a te to the Chairm a n an y a nd a ll feedba c k from the e x ecuti v e s e ss ion s;
•Re v iew and appro v e the a g end a for Board meeting s;
•Participate in the Compen s ation Comm i ttee's e v a l uation of the Ch a irman & CEO's performance;
•Re s pond to difficult a nd underperforming director s to impro v e the functiona l it y of the Board;
•As s i s t the Board in s ucce ss i o n p l ann i n g;
•Preside at a ll meetings at w hich the Ch a irman & C E O i s not present;
•Ret a in the authorit y to ca ll meeting s of the independent director s;
•Subject to the authorit y of an y committee of the Board, recommend to the Board the retention of ad v i s or s and co n sultant s w ho rep o rt d i rect l y to the Board;
•A s the Bo a rd determines, ser v e a s a liai s on and be a v ailab l e for consultation and direct communic a tion with m a jor s tockho l ders;
•Make recommend a tion s to the Board on behalf of the independent directors; and
•Undert a ke su c h further responsibilities that the independent dire c tors ma y designate to the Lead Independent Director from time to time.
Director Orientation and Continuing E du catio n
All new directors on the Board recei v e and are required to participate in an orientation to the Compan y a nd t ra ini n g that i s indi v iduall y t a i l ored, t a kin g into ac c ount the director’s experience, b a ck g round, educ a tion and committee ass i g nments. The director orient a tion program i s led by members of senior m a nagement and co v ers a re v iew of our busine s s, strategic plan s, financia l statement s a nd po li cies, risk management framework a n d s ignificant ri s k s, re g ulator y matter s, internal auditors and our independent registered public accounting firm, corporate governance, ethics and compliance programs, principal officers, and key policies and practices, as we ll as the roles and responsibilities of our directors.
Additionally, our Board belie v es in continuous impro v ement of board effectiveness and functioning as w e ll as indi v idu a l s ki ll s a nd kno w l ed g e. In addition, Board members are encouraged to participate in outside continuing education programs to increase their knowledge and understanding of the duties and responsibilities of Board members and the Company, and stay abreast of developing trends, regulatory developments, and best practices. We also provide all Board members with membership in the National Association of Corporate Directors ("NACD").
THE COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
The Board ha s four s tandin g committees: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, the Nominating/Corporate Go v ernance Committee, a nd the Executi v e Committee. The Board has determined that each of the members o f the Aud i t Committee, Compensation Committee, and Nominating/Corporate Go v ernance Committee meets the s tandards of "independence" established by the NYSE as current l y in effect. Additionall y, the Board has determined th a t each of the member s of the Audit Committee and Compen s ation Committee s ati s fy the independe n ce standard s prescribed for aud i t committee and compensation committee member s b y the rules and re g u l ations of the E xchange Act.
The Audit Committee, the Compen s ation Committee, the Nominatin g/Corporate Go v ernance Comm i ttee, and the E xecuti v e Committee each o perate under a charter ad o pted and appro v ed b y the Board. A cop y of the ch a rter for each committee can be obtained from the Company’s w ebsite (http s://ir.m e difastin c.com/g o ve rnanc e-do cu m e nt s), or b y s endin g a reque s t to the office of General Coun s e l, Medifast, Inc., 100 Internati o nal Drive, 18 th Floor, Baltimore, Mar y l and 21202.
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The fo ll owin g tab l e identifie s the current members for each committee.

Name |  | Audit |  | Compensation |  | Nominating/Corporate Governance |  | Executive
Jeffrey J. Brown |  | Chair |  | — |  | — |  |
Daniel R. Chard |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | Chair
Constance J. Hallquist* |  | — |  |  |  | Chair |  | —
Michael A. Hoer |  |  |  | — |  | — |  | —
Scott Schlackman |  |  |  | Chair |  | — |  | —
Andrea B. Thomas |  | — |  |  |  |  |  | —
Ming Xian |  | — |  | — |  |  |  | —

*Ms. Hallquist will not stand for re-election at the Annual Meeting
A ud i t Com m ittee
The present members of the Audit Comm i ttee are Jeffre y J. Bro w n (Chairper s on), Michae l A. Hoer, and Scott Schlackman, all of whom have been determined by the Board to be “independent” within the meaning of a pplic a ble S E C ru l e s a nd NYS E listi n g rules. The Board has a l so determined that each member of the Audit Committee i s "financia ll y literate" a s required b y the NYS E ru l es, a nd that Mssrs. Brown and Hoer are an "Audit Committee Financial Expert" within the meanin g of app li cable S E C rule s based on, amon g other t h in g s, the bu s ines s experience of such member.
The Audit Committee is responsible for, among other things, the review and oversight of the Company’s performance with respect to its financial responsibilities and the integrity of the Company’s accounting and reporting practices. The Audit Committee, on behalf of the Board, also appoints the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, subject to stockholder ratification, at the Annual Meeting.
Compe n sation Commi tt ee
The pre s ent members of the Compensat i on Committee are Scott Schlackman (Chairper s on), Con s t a nce J. Hallq u i s t, a nd Andrea B. Thoma s, all of w hom h av e been determined b y the Board to be “independent” w ith i n the meanin g of the appli c ab l e S E C ru l es and NYS E l i s tin g rule s.
As noted elsewhere in this Proxy Statement, Ms. Hallquist will not stand for reelection at the Annual Meeting. It is expected that, Mr. Hoer, who has been determined by the Board to be "independent" within the meaning of applicable NYSE rules for Compensation Committee members, will replace Ms. Hallquist on the Compensation Committee.
The Compensation Committee is responsible for, among other things, reviewing and approving annually the corporate goals and objectives applicable to the compensation of our CEO and determining the compensation of our CEO based on the achievement of these goals, approving the compensation of our other executive officers, overseeing our incentive compensation plans and equity-based plans, and reviewing and recommending changes to the Board with respect to director compensation. For information regarding our Compensation Committee, including its processes and procedures for determining executive compensation, see “Compensation Discussion and Analysis.”
The Compensation Committee has the authority to delegate any of its responsibilities under its charter, along with the authority to take action in relation to such responsibilities, to one or more subcommittees as the Compensation Committee may deem appropriate in its sole discretion.
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Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee
The present members of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee are Constance J. Hallquist (Chairperson), Andrea B. Thomas, and Ming Xian, all of whom have been determined by the Board to be independent within the meaning of the applicable NYSE listing rules.
As noted elsewhere, Ms. Hallquist will not stand for reelection at the Annual Meeting. It is expected that Ms. Thomas, who is a current member of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee will replace Ms. Hallquist as Chairperson of the Committee, and that Elizabeth Geary, if elected to the Board pursuant to stockholder vote at the Annual Meeting, will join the Committee as a member.
The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for, among other things, recommending to the Board potential director nominees for election to the Board, recommending to the Board directors to serve on the various Board committees, advising the Board with respect to Board composition, procedures and committees, and developing and recommending to the Board corporate governance principles applicable to the Company.
Director Qualifications. Director nominees are selected on the basis of, among other things, experience, knowledge, skills, expertise, integrity, ability to make independent analytical inquiries, understanding the Company’s global business environment, and willingness to devote adequate time and effort to Board responsibilities so as to enhance the Board’s ability to oversee and direct the affairs and business of the Company.
Diversity. The Company does not maintain a separate policy regarding the diversity of the Board. However, the charter of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee requires that the Committee review the composition of the Board to ensure it has the "appropriate balance" of experience, skills, expertise, gender diversity, and racial diversity for the Board as a whole. Consistent with these guidelines, both the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee and the full Board seek director nominees with distinct professional backgrounds, experience, and perspectives so that the Board as a whole has the range of skills and viewpoints necessary to fulfill its responsibilities. As part of our annual Board self-evaluation process, the Board evaluates whether or not the Board as a whole has the skills and backgrounds for the current issues facing the Company. The Board also evaluates its effectiveness with regard to s pecific areas of expertise.
Director Nomination Process. Pursuant to our Corporate Governance Guidelines, our Nominating/ Corporate Governance Committee reviews the qualifications of proposed director nominees to serve on our Board and recommends director nominees to our Board for election at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders. The Board proposes a slate of director nominees to the stockholders for election to the Board, using information provided by the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee.
In certain instances, a third party may assist the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee or the Board in identifying potential director nominees. The Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee also considers potential nominations for director provided by the Company’s stockholders and submits any such suggested nominations, when appropriate, to the Board for approval. Stockholder nominees for director are evaluated using the same criteria described above. Stockholders wishing to recommend persons for consideration by the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee as nominees for election to the Board can do so by writing to the Office of the Corporate Secretary, Medifast, Inc., 100 International Drive, 18 th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 and providing the information and following the additional procedures set forth in the Bylaws, which are described in "Stockholder Proposals and Nominations for Director" in this Proxy Statement.
Executive Committee
The present members of the Executive Committee are Daniel R. Chard (Chairperson) and Jeffre y J. Brown.
The E xecutive Committee has all of the authority of the Board, except with respect to certain matters that by statute ma y not be delegated b y the Board. The Executi v e Committee ma y meet periodicall y durin g the y ear to de v elop and re v iew st ra tegic ope ra tional and management policies for the E xecuti v e Committee.
Board and Committee Self-Assessments
E ach y ear, the Board a nd the Board’s Audit Committee, Nomin a tin g/Corporate Go v ernance C ommittee, Compen s ation Committee, and E xecuti v e Committee conduct s elf-asses s ment s to e v aluate their effecti v ene ss and to identif y opportunities for impro v ement. This self-a s sessment m ay be c onducted in the form of w ritten or oral que s tionn a ire s administered b y Board member s, man a gement or third partie s. Directors re s pond to que s tions designed to elicit information to be used in impro v ing Board and committee effecti v ene ss. Self-a sses s ment topic s generall y include, among other m a tter s, Board compo s ition and s tructure, meetin g topic s and proce ss, information flo w, Board o v er s i g ht of ri s k man a gement and s trate g ic planning, s ucce ss ion planning and a cce ss to mana g ement.
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Director feedback s oli c ited from the self-a ss e ss ment pro c es s is discussed during Board executive s essions and, w here appropriate, addressed w ith m a nagement. The Nominatin g/Corpo ra te Go v ernance C ommittee o v er s ees the development a nd admini s tration of the s elf-a ss e s sment proces s, including determining the format. More re c entl y, the Nominatin g/C orporate Go v ernance Committee ha s determined that written que s tionnaires are a highl y effecti v e method of conducting the self-assessment s.
BOARD’S ROLE IN RISK MANAGEMENT AND ESG OVERSIGHT
The Compan y take s a comprehensi v e a pproach to risk man ag ement a nd belie v es ri s k can ari s e in e v er y deci s ion and action taken b y the Compan y, whether s trategic or operational. The Compan y, therefore, seeks to include ri s k management principles in all of it s management proce ss es a nd in the re s ponsibilities of its emplo y ees a t e v er y le v el. Our comprehen s i v e approach i s reflected in the reportin g proces s es, b y which our management pro v ides timel y a nd comprehensi v e information to the Board to s upport the Board’s role in o v er s i g ht, appro va l, and deci s ion-m a kin g.
The Board clo s ely monitor s the inform a tion it recei v e s from mana g ement a nd pro v ide s o v er s i g ht and guidance to our mana g ement team concerning the asses s ment and management of ri s k. The Board ha s delegated o v er s i g ht for matters in v ol v in g certain s pecific a rea s of risk e x posure to it s committee s. E ach committee report s to the Bo a rd at re g ul a rl y scheduled Board meetin gs, a nd more frequentl y if appropri a te, with respect to the matter s and ri s k s for w hich the committee pro v ide s o v er s i g ht.
Our s enior executi v es pro v ide the Bo a rd and it s committees w ith re g ular updates about the Company’s s trategies and objecti v es and the risks inherent w ithin them at Board a nd committee meeting s and in re g ular report s. Board and committee meetin gs al s o pro v ide a venue for director s to di s cuss i ss ues with management. The Board and committees ma y call s peci a l meeting s w hen ne c es s ar y to a ddre ss s pecifi c issues. In addition, our director s h av e a cce s s to Compan y mana g ement at all le v el s to di s cu ss an y matters of intere s t, including tho s e related to risk. Tho s e members of m a nagement mo s t knowledgeable o f the i ss ues attend Bo a rd meetin g s to pro v ide a dditional insi g ht into item s bein g discussed, including risk expo s ure s.
The Board a ppro v es the Company’s high-le v el g oals, strate g ie s and policies to set the tone and direction for a ppropriate ri s k taking w ithin the bu s ine ss. The Bo a rd a nd it s committee s then empha s i z e thi s tone and dire c tion in its o v ersight of management’s implementation of the Company’s goals, strate g ie s, a nd policie s.
The Board i s also monitorin g the prolonged public health impact o f the corona v irus (COVID-19) pandemic. The health and wellbeing of our emplo y ees and stockholder s are paramount.
We believe that the Company is able to advance ESG-related considerations and that sound corporate citizenship includes responsiveness to ESG issues that materially impact our stakeholders and the communities in which we operate. We are committed to operating our business with integrity; focusing on material ESG issues; giving back to the communities we serve; being environmentally conscious; and operating a responsible supply chain that focuses on the quality of our products and improves the lives of workers involved in manufacturing our products. Our Board provides overall oversight of the Company’s environmental, social, and governance goals and objectives. Specific ESG topics are overseen by the Board committee generally responsible for the subject matter. For example, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has oversight responsibility for the corporate governance aspects of ESG. The Board continues to believe that it is the appropriate body to oversee the development and implementation of the Company’s ESG and sustainability efforts, which focus on the Company’s efforts to positively impact both people and the planet.
CODE OF CONDUCT AND BUSINESS ETHICS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES
Our Board has adopted a corporate Code of Conduct and Business Ethics applicable to our directors, officers, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, and employees, as well as Corporate Governance Guidelines, in accordance with applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and the NYSE. The Code of Conduct and Business Ethics provides Board oversight over certain of the Company’s policies, relating to contracts, insider trading, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, business gifts and entertainment, bu s iness travel and expenses, outside emplo y ment and other volunteer or charitable activities. Each of our Code of Conduct and Business Ethics and Corporate Governance Guidelines are available on our website at https://ir.medifastinc.com/ by following the links through "Investor Relations" to "Corporate Go v ernance."
Any amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of the Company’s Code of Conduct and Business Ethics with respect to the Company's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, or controller will be posted on the Company’s website (https://ir.medifastinc.com/).
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TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PERSONS
The Board has establi s hed a proce s s and certain procedures to identify any transaction, arrangement or relationship or series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships, including any indebtedness or guarantee of indebtedness, with a “related person” (as defined by the SEC’s rules and re g ulations). Under this process, in carrying out its oversight responsibilities, the Audit Committee reviews the Company’s identification of, accounting for, and disclosure of, its related part y transactions (generally, transactions involvin g related persons that have a direct or indirect material interest), including issues involving potential conflict of interest involving officers and directors of the Company.
DIRECTOR MEETINGS AND ATTENDANCE
In 2022, our Board met five times, and our Board committee s held the following number of meeting s:
(i)Audit Committee: four meetings;
(ii)Compensation Committee: ten meetin g s;
(iii)Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee: three meetin g s; and
(iv)Executive Committee: four meetings.
Under our Corporate Governance Guidelines, directors are expected to regularly attend Board meetings and meetings of the Board committees on which they serve in person or by telephone conference, and all directors are expected to attend the Company’s annual meetin g of stockholder s. All directors serving and up for re-election at the time of the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders attended the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 15, 2022. All of our current directors attended all of the meetings of the Board and the Board committees on which they served in 2022.
STOCKHOLDER OUTREACH
Continuing our annual stockholder outreach program, during 2022 we reached out to investors representing more than 50% of our outstanding common stock. We discussed with them a number of topics, including our executive compensation programs, ESG matters and corporate governance practices and programs. We value the input of our stockholders, and the outreach process is an opportunity to:
•Answer questions that stockholders may have with respect to our company;
•Receive feedback from our stockholders and better understand their perspectives; and
•Establish ongoing dialogue with our stockholders.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Except for Daniel R. Chard, who is also a director of the Company, the biographica l information of the Company’s executive officers i s be l ow (li s t e d alph a b e ti ca ll y b y l as t nam e).
Claudia C. Greninger, a ge 50, is Chief Human Resources Officer for Medifast. Ms. Greninger joined the company in October 2019 as E xecutive Vice President, Human Re s ource s. Mrs. Grenin g er h as o v er 20 y ears of experience in Global Human Resources, with deep e x perti s e in the areas of c han g e man ag ement, compen s ation desi g n, g loba l mobilit y a nd emplo y ee enga g ement acro ss v ar i ou s indu s tries. She wa s pre v iou s l y w ith Laureate E ducation a s Vice Pre s i dent, Human Re s ource s s upporting the Global Corporate office s w ith o v er 5,000 emplo y ees w orld w ide w here she s er v ed for o v er 10 y ear s unti l 2019. Prior to th a t, she he l d po s itions at Fortune 500 c omp a nie s including John s on & John s on, Citigroup and Double C lick. Mrs. Greninger obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Barnard College of Columbia University and a Masters in Business Administration from the Stern School of Business of New York University.
J ason L. Groves, Esq., age 52, is Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary for Medifast. Since joining the company in 2009, Mr. Groves has held several executive management roles, most recently serving as Executive Vice Pre s ident, a nd General Coun s e l and Corporate Secretar y. He oversees the Office of the Chairman and the company's Legal team, which consists of compliance, litigation, regulatory and government relations. Mr. Groves previously served as a director of the company from 2009 to 2015, an independent director and member of the Audit Committee from 2009 to 2011, as well as the Executive Committee from 2011 to 2015. Prior to joining Medifa s t, Mr. Grove s s erved a s Assi s t a nt Vice President of Go v ernment Affairs for Veri z on Mar y land, where he was responsible for the company's legislative policy and government affairs. Mr. Gro v e s i s a l so a United State s Arm y v eteran and entered active duty as a Judge Advoc a te in the United State s Arm y Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) C orp. In this position, he also served as a prosecutor in the D i strict Court of Mar y land a s a Special A ss i s tant United State s Attorne y. Over the cour s e of three y ear s, he recei v ed t w o Arm y Achie v ement Medals, and one Arm y Commendation Med a l.
Nicholas M. Johnson, age 43, is Chief Field Operations Officer for Medifast. Mr. Johnson joined the company in 2018 as Market President of OPTA VIA USA and was appointed President, Coach and Client Experience in February 2020. In 2022, he became Chief Field Operations Officer. He is responsible for leading the OPTA VIA Field organization in creating a high-quality, unified Coach and Client program experience across all geographies. Mr. Johnson brings more than ten years of direct selling, marketing, and client relations experience to his role. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Johnson served as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing of Nu Skin Enterprises, where he oversaw sales and marketing for 27 countries including the Middle East, Europe, and Africa. He has also held various leadership roles during his tenure at Nu Skin Enterprises including General Manager, Latin America and Director of Sales, USA.
Jonathan B. MacKenzie, age 52, has served as the Company's Vice President, Finance, and Chief Accounting Officer since September 2021. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. MacKenzie, was a Managing Director with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in the Risk Assurance practice. From 2006 to 2014, he was a Managing Director with Navigant Consulting, Inc. focused on forensic investigation and accounting advisory services. From 1993 to 2006, he served in various audit-related roles at Ernst & Young LLP and Arthur Andersen LLP. Mr. MacKenzie is a graduate of Bucknell University and is a licensed CPA in both Maryland and Pennsylvania. He is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants.
James P. Maloney, age 55, h as se rv e d as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer since July 2020. He is responsible for leading the finance function, including all aspects of financial planning and analysis, setting Medifast's financial and capital allocation strategies and managing investor relations. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Maloney served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of L.B. Fo s ter Compan y, a publicly held g lob a l manufacturer and distributor of product s a nd service s for tran s port a tion and energy infrastructure. Prior to L.B. Foster Company, he ser v ed as Chief Financial Officer of First Insi g ht, Inc., a pri v atel y held compan y pro v iding consumer data to leading retailers and brands, where he continue s to ser v e a s a Board Ad v isor. Before joinin g Fir s t In s i g ht, Mr. Malone y held role s at the H.J. Hein z Compan y ("Hein z"), includin g Vice President of Global Fin a ncial Planning and S upply Chain Finance, Director of Finance for Suppl y Chain for Hein z North America, and Controller of Heinz North America. He also held multiple role s in the U.S. and Europe at E rn s t & Youn g LLP, including Senior Man a ger of the Assurance Practice. Mr. Maloney holds a Bachelor of Science de g ree from Clarion Uni v ersit y and a Master of Bu s ine ss Admini s tration de g ree from the Uni v ersit y of Pitt s burgh and i s a Certified Public Ac c ountan t.
Anthony E. Tyree, age 57, is Chief Business Operations Officer for Medifast. Mr. Tyree joined the company in September 2018 a s Chief Marketin g O f ficer and was appointed Chief Business Operations Officer in 2022. He is responsible for leading the company's supply chain, marketing, scientific and clinical affairs, nutrition support, product development and program management teams. Mr. T y ree brin g s more than 25 y ear s of e x perience in g lobal integrated marketing, brand strateg y, product and platform inno v ation and portfolio re v it a li z ation a cross various bu s iness-to-business
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and consumer retail product s. Prior to joining Medifast, Mr. T y ree ser v ed a s Vice President of Global S nack s a t The Her s he y Compan y, w here he w a s respon s ible for acceleratin g Hershey’s health and wellness s nack c a tegor y acro ss priorit y m a rket s in North America, Bra z il, Chin a and India. Previously, Mr. Tyree held v ariou s leader s hip roles at Fonterra LTD, Kraft Food s, Nabisco and the Kellogg Compan y, g i v ing him extensi v e m a rketing a nd general management experience both domestic a ll y a nd a bro a d.
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E XEC U TIVE COMPE N SATION
Compensatio n Discussio n and A n a l ysis (“CD&A”)
Introduction
This Compensation Discussion and Analysis discusses our 2022 compensation programs as they relate to our Named Executive Officers or “NEOs.” By definition, “Named Executive Officers” refers to a corporation’s CEO and CFO and the three most highly compensated executive officers for the most recent year (other than the CEO and CFO). As a result, the Company has five NEOs in this Proxy Statement. For 2022, our NEOs were:
•Daniel R. Chard, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
•James P. Maloney, Chief Fin a ncial Officer
•Nicholas M. Johnson, Chief Field Operations Officer
•Anthony E. Tyree, Chief Business Operations Officer
•Jason L. Groves, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary
2022 Busi n ess Highlights
In 2022, the Company experienced a significant shift in the macroeconomic environment that had a meaningful impact on Coach productivity and ultimately client acquisition. As a result, we experienced modest growth and our revenue increased 4.8% to $1.599 billion for 2022 as compared to $1.526 billion in 2021. For the year of 2022, we paid a total of $71.6 million in quarterly cash dividends at $1.64 per share each quarter throughout the year. As of December 2022, the Company has issued 28 consecutive quarterly dividend payments to stockholders, and paid out to stockholders an aggregate of $247.2 million in cash dividends over the past five years since December 2017. In addition, the company used $126.4 million to repurchase 739 thousand shares of common stock in 2022.
Compensation P hilosophy
We design our executive compensation program to attract, retain and motivate the talented executives who are necessary to drive results for our business and deliver on our commitments to our Coaches and Clients, and to align the interests of these executives with the interests of our stockholders. The largest portion of our executives’ compensation is variable and at-risk. Short-term and long-term incentives are tied to Company performance against operational and financial measures. We use an independent compensation consultant to provide analysis of our compensation program, plan design, and market competitiveness to ensure an alignment between executives’ interests and those of our stockholders. We believe establishing a One Team mindset and reinforcing that through our shared performance goals is critical for our executive leaders to remain focused on delivering against our mission.
We examined and reaffirmed the following elements of our compensation philosophy for 2022:
•We take a consistent, job-level approach to compensation decisions with a simple compensation structure, designed to link pay to performance.
•We target total compensation within a competitive range of the market median (50 th percentile) of selected peers and relevant industry comparisons, with the flexibility to target compensation over market median for critical talent.
•We emphasize “at-risk” performance-based compensation where the majority of executive pay is delivered via annual bonus and performance-based equity compensation.
•We grant annual equity awards that are comprised of 60% performance-vested awards and 40% time-vested awards.
•We grant time-vested awards (in the form of restricted shares) to reinforce stock ownership, align executives’ interests with those of our stockholders, and improve the holding power of compensation with regards to key talent.
•We grant performance-based deferred share awards to align executive pay with Company performance and incentivize executives to achieve pre-set performance goals, which drive stockholder value and align executive interests with those of our stockholders.
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•We use multiple performance measures that are operationally oriented, offering a balanced approach to focus on our long-term, consistent and sustainable growth strategy.
•We share success in meaningful ways at every level of the organization.
Compensation Best Practices
✓ Pay-for-Performance. A majority of the total target compensation for our CEO and other NEOs is based on company performance with respect to operational and financial measures, as well as on share performance.
✓ Dividends Paid Only on Earned Restricted Shares or Deferred Shares. Dividends that accrue on performance-based deferred shares and time-based restricted shares are paid at the time and to the extent the underlying shares vest (if shares are forfeited, then any accrued dividends on such shares are forfeited).
✓ Double-Trigger Equity Awards. The 2012 Plan includes a double trigger vesting provision in the event of a Change in Control (as defined in the 2012 Plan).
✓ Competitive Severance Benefits. Reasonable severance benefits are provided to our NEOs in the event of certain qualifying terminations of employment.
✓ Annual Say-on-Pay Vote. We hold an annual say-on-pay advisory vote so that we can regularly assess our stockholders’ approval of the design and effectiveness of our executive compensation program and make changes where necessary.
✓ No Excise Tax Gross-Up Payments. Our executives will not be entitled to the payment of a tax gross-up to offset any excise taxes imposed on certain payments made to the executives in connection with a change in control of Medifast.
✓ Stock Ownership Guidelines. Our executives and non-employee directors are subject to our stock ownership guidelines, which require our CEO to hold stock worth 5x his annual salary; our other executives to hold stock worth bet w een l-3x their a nnua l s a laries; and our non-emplo y ee director s to hold s tock worth 5x the amount of the annu a l ca s h retainer paid to members of the Board for one y e a r of ser v ice.
✓ Clawback P olicy. Our cla w back po li c y a pplie s to our current and former executi v es.
✓ Anti-Hedging P olicy. Our insider tradin g polic y contains an anti-hed g in g polic y th a t prohibits our executi v e s, non-emp l o y ee director s, and all other emp l o y ee s from engaging in hedging, moneti z ation tran s a c tions or simil a r arrangements in v ol v ing our stock.
✓ Anti-P ledging Policy. Our anti-pledgin g polic y prohibit s our e x e c uti v e s and non-emplo y ee director s from p l edging our stock as collatera l for a loan or h o ldin g our s ecurities in a mar g i n account.
✓ No Supplemental R etirement B enefits. We do not pro v ide supp l ementa l retirement benefit s to our executi v e s.
✓ No Excessive P erquisites. We do not pro v ide excessi v e perquisite s to our executi v es.
✓ No R epricing of Stock Options. The 2012 Plan prohibit s repricing of under w ater stock options without s tockholder appro v al.
✓ No Guaranteed Bonus. None of our N E Os is party to an agreement that pro v ide s for a g uaranteed annual ince n ti v e bonus, and all annu a l incenti v e bonuses are paid ba s ed on performa n ce.
Executive Compensation Goals and Objectives
In today’s rapidly changing marketplace, it is important to locate and secure talented executive leaders who will be able to steer our Company to long-term success, help the Company build a culture that can power our strategic and growth vision, and provide positive returns for our stockholders. Our executive compensation program is designed to attract, retain, and motivate these highly qualified executives, to align their interests with the interests of our stockholders and to cultivate a One Team mindset.
•Attract: We compete with other companies in our industry for talent, and many of these companies are much larger than us from a revenue perspective. We offer our executives competitive compensation packages so that we can attract the talent needed to deliver quality results and position our company to succeed now and into the future.
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•Retain: A stable management team benefits our strategic long-term goals and ensures that we are managed by executives who have a deep knowledge and understanding of our Company and the ability to make well-informed decisions. We retain our executives by providing them competitive pay packages, and tying a portion of their compensation to their long-term service with the company.
•Motivate: We believe in pay for performance. A large percentage of our executives’ compensation is based on our performance. The only fixed element of compensation for our executives is base salary, with the remainder of compensation based on our financial performance (our executive cash bonus plan and performance-based long-term incentives) and the value of our stock (the retention awards granted to our senior executives periodically, and time-based restricted shares and performance-based deferred shares). Placing a majority of our executives’ pay at risk incentivizes our executives to work to achieve our stated business objectives and create stockholder value. We also believe in nurturing a dynamic work environment that encourages leaders to participate in our purpose as an organization and bring meaning to their daily work. We do this by investing in their learnings and touch points with our Coach and Client community, and giving them opportunities to participate in community service that is about sharing our mission with others.
•Align Executive Interests with Stockholder Interests: It is vital for our executives to make decisions that will create positive results for our stockholders. We believe that the best way to ensure that our executives understand the pressing concerns of stockholders is for our executives to be stockholders themselves, and to have a meaningful proportion of their compensation paid in stock. Since much of the value of the executives’ compensation is dependent on our stock price, our executives are motivated to increase long-term company value. Our executives are also required to own stock with a value equal to a multiple of their base salaries during the period that they are executives at Medifast, which ensures that our executives’ interests remain aligned with stockholder interests.
Pay for Performance
Accountability is one of the Company’s core values, therefore we link our executive compensation to Company performance. We provide fair and equitable compensation to our executives by providing them with competitive levels of base salary, target annual incentive bonus, target stock-based long-term incentives, and total target compensation. The Compensation Committee has designed our executive compensation program so that performance-based and other variable pay elements (annual incentive bonus and equity-based awards) constitute a significant portion of each executives’ total target compensation.
The total amount of compensation each executive could receive with respect to a fiscal year is variable based on our performance, including our stock price, which motivates our executives to achieve performance goals and create value for our stockholders. The annual incentive bonus rewards are earned by our executives for the achievement of short-term performance goals, and will not be paid unless threshold performance levels are achieved. The annual incentive plan ties the level of bonus payout to the level of achieved performance, with higher payout levels reflecting superior performance. The long-term performance-based equity-based awards reward our executives for achieving long-term performance goals and increasing stockholder value.
Our executive compensation program for 2022 aligns pay with performance. As shown below, 83% of our CEO's total target compensation is variable based on Company performance (64% for our other NEOs’), and 64% of our CEO’s long-term incentive awards (39% for our other NEOs’) vest solely upon the achievement of long-term performance metrics.
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Company Performance and CEO Pa y
We strive to ensure that there is long-term alignment between CEO pay and company performance. CEO pay shou l d not outpace the return to our stockholders. As we have refined our executive compensation program o v er the past several years, we continue to monitor CEO pa y a s it relates to our performance to ensure this alignment.
While our increase in tota l s tockholder return (TSR) has consistently outpaced our CEO pay over the last few years, in 2022 we did see a decline in TSR due to a challenging macro-economic environment. Our CEO Pay also declined in 2022. Since 2019, our executive compensation program ha s incorporated l on g-term incentives with o v erlapping three-y ear performance periods, which li nk s C E O pa y to long-term changes in stockho l der va l ue.
The indexed total stockholder return assumes a $100 investment in Company common stock on December 31, 2017, with the graph shows would have increased in value to $334 as of December 31, 2022.
The amounts in the "CEO Pay" column include: (a) base salary; (b) actual cash bonus earned for the applicable year; (c) the grant date fair value of equity awards that were granted during the applicable year; and (d) all other compensation paid (or earned) during the applicable year.
How We Make Compensation Decisions
Role of Compensation Committee
The Compensation Committee is responsible for developing and approving the executive compensation program for all executive officers, including the NEOs, and for reviewing, approving and, where appropriate, recommending to the full Board for approval, our incentive compensation and equity-based plans. The Compensation Committee is also responsible for the creation and periodic review of our overall executive compensation philosophy, the analysis and assessment of any material risk to the Company related to our compensation program, and the determination of the components and levels of executive compensation for the CEO and other executive officers.
Role of Management
The Compensation Committee works closely with members of our management team in designing our executive compensation program, including Mr. Chard, our CEO, Mr. Maloney, our CFO, and Mrs. Greninger, our Chief Human Resources Officer. Our CEO evaluates the performance of our executives (other than his own performance), and makes recommendations as to the compensation levels of each executive (other than himself) and the goals for our short-term and long-term incentives. The advice of our CEO is important in order for the Compensation Committee to design compensation programs that align to corporate goals and our strategic direction. All compensation decisions are made by the Compensation Committee in its sole discretion.
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Role of Compensation Consultants and Survey Data
In 2022, the Compensation Committee worked w i th Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC (“Meridian”), an independent executi v e compensation consultant, a s it s independent compens a tion consultant to continue to close l y mo n itor de v e l opments a nd trends in executi v e compensation and to pro v ide recomme n dation s for appropriate adju s tment s to the Company’s executi v e compensat i on pro g ram, policies, and practices in line with the Company’s business and talent strategies and in v estor expectation s. The Compen sa tion Committee e va luated the independence of Meridian and concluded th a t no conflict of interest e x isted that w ou l d pre v ent Meridian from i n dependentl y ad v i s ing the Compensation Committee. Meridian doe s not pro v ide ser v ices to Medifast other than as the independent consu l tant to t h e Compensation Comm i ttee.
Use of Peer Group
The Compensatio n Committee a ssesses each executive’s tot a l target compens a tion (w hich includes ba s e pay, a nnual incenti v e t a r g et bonu s and s tock-ba s ed long-term in c enti v e s) a g ain s t our compen s ation peer group. Our a bility to remain competitive depends, in si g nificant p a rt, on our success in recruiting a nd retaining executive le a dership w ith a compet i ti v e l y attractive compensation packa g e. The Compensation Committee s ets tota l tar g et compen sa tion for e a ch N E O near the median of our compen sa tion peer group, w ith the mix of pa y (base p a y, annual cash incenti v es and stock-based long-term incenti v es) de s ig n ed to reflect a strong bi a s toward s pa y for performance b y p l a cing a majorit y of tot a l tar g et compensation at ri s k. The Compensation Committee may set total target compensation above or below median based on various factors including company performance, internal equity considerations and individual performance.
Each y ear, t h e Compen sa tion Committee re v i ews and approve s our compensation peer g roup. For the 2022 peer group, the Compen s ation Committee s e l ected comp a nie s th a t met the fo ll o w in g criteri a: (1) ind u str y (h ealth y li v in g and well n e ss compa n ie s and ge n eral weight-lo ss i ndu s tr y compan i e s); (2) re v enue (approximatel y l/2x to 2x our annual re v enue); or (3) busine ss model (with an emphasis on direct sellin g consumer product comp a nies). As part of Meridian’s engagement, t h e compensation con s ultant re v iewed the compensation peer group for continued appropriate n e ss, and as a resu l t of th i s re v iew, the Compen s ation Committee appro v ed a sixteen compan y compens a tion peer g roup, which was used to evaluate and set the 2022 compensation of our NEOs. Our peer group companies, their respecti v e industries, and revenue and m a rket caps as of December 31, 2022 are illustrated below.

2022 Peer Group |  |
Company (n = 16) |  | Industry |  | Revenue (LTM) ($M) |  | Market Cap ($M)
McCormick & Company, Incorporated |  | Packaged Foods and Meats |  | 6,351 |  | 22,219
Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. |  | Personal Products |  | 5,204 |  | 1,457
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. |  | Personal Products |  | 2,226 |  | 2,084
1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. |  | Internet and Direct Marketing Retail |  | 2,202 |  | 618
Edgewell Personal Care Company |  | Personal Products |  | 2,178 |  | 1,990
B&G Foods, Inc. |  | Packaged Foods and Meats |  | 2,112 |  | 799
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. |  | Packaged Foods and Meats |  | 1,854 |  | 1,445
BellRing Brands, Inc. |  | Personal Products |  | 1,428 |  | 3,447
Tupperware Brands Corporation |  | Housewares and Specialties |  | 1,386 |  | 184
The Simply Good Foods Company |  | Packaged Foods and Meats |  | 1,188 |  | 3,804
WW International, Inc. |  | Specialized Consumer Services |  | 1,093 |  | 272
USANA Health Sciences, Inc. |  | Personal Products |  | 999 |  | 1,022
Inter Parfums, Inc. |  | Personal Products |  | 987 |  | 3,077
Duluth Holdings Inc. |  | Internet and Direct Marketing Retail |  | 682 |  | 206
Blue Apron Holdings, Inc. |  | Food Retail |  | 459 |  | 33
Beyond Meat, Inc. |  | Packaged Foods and Meats |  | 419 |  | 785
75th Percentile |  |  |  | 2,184 |  | 2,332
Median |  |  |  | 1,407 |  | 1,233
25th Percentile |  |  |  | 996 |  | 531
Medifast, Inc. |  | Personal Products |  | 1,599 |  | 1,253
Percent Rank |  |  |  | 56% |  | 50%

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Elements of Executive Compensation
Our executive compensation program has three main elements: base salary, annual incentive bonus, and long-term equity awards.
Base Salary
Base salary is a level of annual cash compensation that recognizes an individual’s role, skill, performance, contribution and leadership, and is the only element of fixed compensation that we provide to our NEOs.
The Compensation Committee evaluates each NEO's base salary on an annual basis, taking into account (i) the NEO's role and responsibilities; (ii) the NEO's level of performance, achievements, and contributions to the Company; (iii) current market data from our compensation peer group; and (iv) the NEO's total target compensation.
Base salary for each NEO, as well as the amount of base salary increase during 2022, is illustrated below. Mr. Maloney and Mr. Groves received larger salary increases to bring their total compensation closer to the market median per our Compensation Philosophy.

Executive Name |  | Role |  | Salary 12/31/2021 ($) |  | 2022 Increase (%) |  | Salary 12/31/2022 ($)
Daniel R. Chard |  | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer |  | 928,030 |  |  | 7.8 |  | 1,000,000
James P. Maloney |  | Chief Financial Officer |  | 450,500 |  |  | 17.0 |  | 527,085
Nicholas M. Johnson |  | Chief Field Operations Officer |  | 400,320 |  |  | 10.0 |  | 440,352
Anthony E. Tyree |  | Chief Business Operations Officer |  | 371,315 |  |  | 12.0 |  | 415,873
Jason L. Groves |  | Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary |  | 365,625 |  |  | 17.0 |  | 427,781

Annual Incentive Bonus
O ur a nnu a l in cent i ve b o nu s pl a n i s d es i gne d to rewa rd o u r NEOs fo r t h e ac hie ve m e n t o f c ri t i ca l s h o r t-te rm fin anc i a l goa l s a nd ot h er cor p orate o bj ect i ves t h at s u p p o r t t h e l ong-ter m s u sta i na bili ty of t h e Co m pany. The Compensation Committee determined each NEO’s target bonus opportunities, taking into account benchmark data from our compensation peer group, the NEO’s contribution to current and long-term corporate goals and input from the CEO (the CEO did not provide input on his own target bonus opportunity). The table below shows each NEO’s 2022 target bonus opportunity, expressed as a percentage of base salary.

Executive Name |  | Role |  | Target Opportunity (% of Base Salary)
Daniel R. Chard |  | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer |  | 115
James P. Maloney |  | Chief Financial Officer |  | 70
Nicholas M. Johnson |  | Chief Field Operations Officer |  | 70
Anthony E. Tyree |  | Chief Business Operations Officer |  | 70
Jason L. Groves |  | Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary |  | 70

T h e fin a n c i a l targets fo r t h e a nnu a l cas h in cent i v e s were s e t b ase d o n th e a nnu a l bud get a pp rove d b y t h e B oar d dur i n g th e first qu a r ter of 2022. Fo r 2022, t h e Co mp e n sat i o n Co mmi ttee se l ec t e d two financial measures, Ne t R eve nu e a nd Opera tin g In come, to focus the NEOs on achieving profitable growth, which it believes drives sustainable performance. In addition, based on management's recommendations, the Compensation Committee approved the selection of Client Net Promoter Score ("NPS") as a new performance metric, which it believes is sensitive to business disruption, and predicts business growth. The table below shows the threshold, target an d m ax imum p e r fo rm a n ce goa l s fo r eac h fin a n c i al m eas ur e in t h e a nnu a l in ce n t i ve pl a n (in milli o n s, e x ce pt fo r p erce n tages).
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Performance Measures |  | Threshold 50% |  | Target 100% |  | Maximum 200% |  | Weight (%)
Revenue ($) |  | 1,541.3 |  | 1,755.0 |  | 1,831.3 |  | 35%
Operating Income ($) |  | 200.4 |  | 235.2 |  | 256.4 |  | 55%
Client Net Promoter Score of 40 or Higher (# of Months) |  | 4 Months |  | 5 to 8 Months |  | 9 Months or Greater |  | 10%

At th res h o ld p e r fo rm a n ce, eac h NEO wo uld ea rn h a l f of his or her t a r get b o nu s o p por tuni ty a nd a t max imum p erfor m a n ce eac h NE O wo uld ea rn 2x his or her ta r get b o nu s o p por tunit y. If thr es h o ld p erfor m a n ce i s no t ac hi ev ed for eac h performance goal, no cash incentive would be paid to the NEOs.
In 2022, the Company achieved $1.599 billion in Revenue, $215.9 million in operating income on a non-GAAP basis, and over nine months of Client Net Promoter score at 40 or greater. As a result, the Compensation Committee approved an annual incentive bonus payment for each NEO in an amount equal to 82% of his or her respective target bonus opportunity.
Long-T e rm E q uit y Aw ards
Our long-term incentive compensation is intended to incentivize our NEOs to achieve key financial goals and to enhance stockholder value. Each year, the Compensation Committee sets each NEO's long-term target value based on benchmark data from our compensation peer group and its assessment of the NEO's contribution to current and long-term corporate goals. Our equity mix is 60% performance-based equity awards and 40% time-based equity awards. We believe that this higher emphasis on performance-based awards drives greater alignment with stockholder value and accountability for achieving our goals as One Team.
The table below shows each NEO's total long-term target value and the number of time-based shares and performance-based shares awarded. The total long-term target value was allocated between time-based restricted shares and performance-based deferred shares and the number of shares awarded has the grant date fair value equal to that allocation.

Name |  | Long-Term Target Value ($) |  | Time-Based Restricted Shares (#) |  | Performance-Based Deferred Shares (#)
Daniel R. Chard |  | 3,850,000 |  | 8,509 |  | 12,764
James P. Maloney |  | 579,794 |  | 1,281 |  | 1,922
Nicholas M. Johnson |  | 484,387 |  | 1,071 |  | 1,606
Anthony E. Tyree |  | 457,460 |  | 1,011 |  | 1,517
Jason L. Groves |  | 470,559 |  | 1,040 |  | 1,560

P er formanc e-Ba se d D e f erre d S har es
•The 2022 performance-based grants are earned to the extent performance goals are achieved over a three-year performance period. Each NEO was granted a target number of 2022 performance-based deferred shares and may earn between 50% and 200% of the target number depending upon achieved performance against predetermined performance goals. However, if threshold performance is not achieved for both performance goals, then none of the 2022 performance-based deferred shares will vest.
•The Compensation Committee approved the following performance goals for the 2022 performance-based awards: (i) revenue; and (ii) operating income. In addition, the Compensation Committee approved the introduction for 2022 of a Relative TSR modifier, pursuant to which the number of performance-based deferred shares otherwise earned based on achievement against the financial metric is increased 25%, if the Company's three-year TSR performance achieves a 75th percentile rank or greater, relative to a set of peers. The peer group is a composite of the S&P 1,000 Consumer Staples Index plus the Company's Compensation Peer Group, detailed above. The Company believes the financial metrics of revenue, operating income and relative TSR are well aligned with stockholder value creation and are currently the best indicators of Company performance annually and over multi-year periods. The number of earned and vested performance awards is paid in a like number of shares of our common stock. Generally, an NEO must be continuously employed through the end of the performance period to receive a distribution of shares.
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Time-Based Restricted Shares
•The 2022 time-based restricted stock grants vest ratably over a three-year period. On each vesting date, the restriction with respect to a portion of the shares will lapse. Other than upon retirement (see "Retirement Benefits"), an NEO must be continuously employed through each vesting date for the restrictions to lapse.
2020-2022 Performance-Based Deferred Shares
In 2020, the Compensation Committee awarded performance-based deferred shares to certain NEOs with a three-year performance period, which concluded on December 31, 2022. Each NEO was granted a target number of 2020 performance-based awards and was eligible to earn between 50% and 200% of the target number depending upon achieved performance against performance goals (with no awards vesting if threshold performance was not achieved). The performance goals for the 2020 performance-based awards were: (i) revenue; and (ii) operating income. The number of earned and vested performance awards is paid in a like number of shares of our common stock. Other than upon retirement (see "Retirement Benefits"), an NEO generally must be continuously employed through the end of the performance period to receive a distribution of shares. The final results with respect to the 2020-2022 period are set forth below (in thousands, except for percentages).

2020 LTI Grant – 3-Year LTI Cumulative Targets | Actual Performance | Achievement | Weight | PSU Actual Achievement
($ in thousands) | Threshold | Target | Maximum
3-Year Cumulative Revenue | $2,311,750 | $2,482,500 | $2,690,000 | $4,059,506 | 200% | 40% | 80%
3-Year Cumulative Operating Income | $320,419 | $348,338 | $387,000 | $535,206 | 200% | 60% | 120%

The performance-based deferred shares granted in 2020 vested and were earned at the maximum level (200% of the target level) due to the achievement above the maximum performance target for each of the revenue and operating income goals over the performance period.
Retirement Benefits
Each NEO may participate in the Company's 401(k) retirement plan on the same terms and conditions, including Company matching provisions, as other employees. The Company also provides all equity eligible team members who retire, including the NEOs, with prorated vesting on their current equity holdings should they meet the following criteria: (i) employee has attained age 55; (ii) sum of age and years of service is equal to 70; (iii) job performance is satisfactory; and (iv) intent to retire is given within one year of retirement. The Company provides no other retirement benefits to our NEOs.
Severance Benefits
We maintain, and in June 2022 amended, the Medifast Executive Severance Plan (the “Severance Plan”) pursuant to which severance benefits are provided to our CEO, the other NEOs and certain executives at the Executive Vice-President level or above who report directly to the CEO upon certain terminations of employment, including a termination by the Company without “cause” or by the executive for “good reason.” The Severance Plan was designed with an eye towards severance plans and policies in the market, so that the severance benefits provided under the Severance Plan are market competitive. In our industry, companies typically provide severance benefits to their executives upon certain qualifying terminations of employment. Severance benefits provide economic security for our executives during times of uncertainty, which allows them to focus their attention on leadin g and mana g ing the Company. In addition, we believe that the Severance Plan is an important factor in the retention of our executives while remaining within market norms. Please refer to the Potentia l Payments upon Terminatio n or C h a n ge in Contro l narrative within the Executive and Director Compensation Tables section herein for additional information on the Severance Plan.
Other Compensation
In 2022, we provided to our NEOs group health, life, and disability insurance coverage, each on the same terms as is provided to all of the Company’s employees.
Stock Ownership Guidelines
Our Compensation Committee maintains stock ownership guidelines that reflect market best practices. We believe that these stock ownership guidelines help to align the interests of our executive officers and non-employee directors with
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the interests of our stockholders by requiring our executive officers and non-employee directors to accumulate and maintain a significant ownership stake in our Company.
Within five years of becoming subject to the stock ownership guidelines, each executive officer and non-employee director must meet the following stock ownership requirements:

Position |  | Target Value of Stock Held
Chief Executive Officer |  | 5x annual salary
Direct reports to CEO |  | 3x annual salary
Other Section 16 Officers |  | 1x annual salary
Non-Employee Directors |  | 5x amount of annual cash retainer

Stock held directly by the executive officer or director will be considered in determining compliance with the guidelines, as will restricted shares, shares received upon the exercise of stock options, shares underlying performance-based deferred shares (if the performance criteria have been satisfied), and shares held by an affiliate for the benefit of the individual. Unvested stock options will not be considered, but vested stock options will be treated as the equivalent to one-half of a share.
Until the executive officer or non-employee director satisfies the ownership guidelines, he or she will be required to hold at least 50% of the shares acquired under an equity or equity-based award (net of exercise price for options and taxes). If an executive officer or director fails to meet the ownership guidelines within five years of becoming subject to them, he or she will be required to continue to hold all of his or her shares of our stock, including shares subject to equity or equity-based awards following vesting, until he or she is in compliance with the guidelines. All NEOs are in compliance with or making reasonable progress towards meeting these guidelines.
Clawback Policy
We maintain a clawback policy that applies to all of our current and former executive officers, and any other senior executives or employees who are deemed subject to the policy by the Board. This policy provides that, in the event that we are required to prepare an accounting restatement of our financial statements due to our non-compliance with any financial reporting requirement, the Board will require reimbursement or forfeiture of all or a portion of all incentive compensation received by a covered executive during the three-year period prior to the restatement provided that, for senior executives or employees, the Board determines that the employee engaged in negligence, misconduct, wrongdoing or a violation of any of the Company’s rules or of any applicable legal or regulatory requirements in the course of such employee’s employment with the Company or a breach of fiduciary duty to the Company by the employee. In addition, if the Board determines that an executive officer has breached his or her fiduciary duties of care and loyalty, the Board may seek to recoup incentive compensation from such executive officer.
In October 2022, the SEC released final rules regarding requirements for clawback policies, and the NYSE filed their proposed listing standards with the SEC that incorporate these clawback rules in February 2023. Our Compensation Committee has been reviewing the listing standards in order to modify our clawback policy to comply with these requirements.
Anti-Hedging Policy
Our insider trading policy contains a strict anti-hedging policy, which prohibits employees (including executives) and directors from engaging in hedging, monetization transactions or similar arrangements involving our stock, including short sales, margin transactions, and buying put or call options. Without limitation, the prohibition on hedging includes any financial instruments or other transactions that hedge or offset, or are designed to hedge or offset, any position relating to company securities (including compensation awards), including prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars, puts, calls, and other derivative instruments and exchange funds.
Anti-Pledging Policy
We maintain an anti-pledging policy, which prohibits our executives and non-employee directors from pledging our stock as collateral for a loan or holding our securities in a margin account.
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Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
Scott Schlackman, Constance J. Hallquist and Andrea B. Thomas served as members of our Compensation Committee in Fiscal Year 2022. No member of our Compensation Committee was an officer or employee of Medifast while serving on the Compensation Committee during Fiscal Year 2022, or has ever been an officer of Medifast or its subsidiaries. No executive officer of Medifast has served as a director or a member of the Compensation Committee of another entity that has one or more executive officers who are also members of our Board or Compensation Committee.
Compensation Committee Report
We have reviewed and discussed with management certain Compensation Discussion and Analysis provisions to be included in the Proxy Statement and incorporated into the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. Based on the review and discussions referred to above, we recommend to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis referred to above be included in the Proxy Statement and incorporated into the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
The Compensation Committee,
Scott Schlackman, Chairman
Constance J. Hallquist
Andrea B. Thomas
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ANALYSIS OF RISK INHERENT IN OUR COMPENSATION POLICIES AND PRACTICES
The Compensation Committee has conducted a risk assessment of all of our compensation policies and practices to ensure that they do not foster risk taking above the level of risk associated with our business model. Based upon that review and a review by management of the Company’s internal controls, the Compensation Committee has concluded that the Company’s compensation programs do not encourage executives or other employees to take inappropriate risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.
The Compensation Committee based its conclusion on a variety of factors, including the following specific aspects of the Company’s compensation practices:
•Our annual incentive compensation program is based on balanced performance metrics that promote disciplined progress towards longer-term Company goals;
•We do not offer significant short-term incentives that might drive high-risk investments at the expense of long-term Company and stockholder value;
•At the senior management and executive levels, our compensation programs are weighted towards offering incentives that reward sustainable performance by requiring continued service to receive payment; and
•All of our compensation awards are capped at reasonable and sustainable levels, as determined by a review of our economic position and prospects, as well as the compensation offered within our peer group and by comparable companies.
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E XE C UTIVE AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATIO N TABLES
Summary Compensation Table (2022, 2021, and 2020)
The following table sets forth the annual and long-term compensation for the last three fiscal years of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, The Chief Field Operations Officer, the Chief Business Operations Officer, and the Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary. These individuals are our “Named Executive Officers” for fiscal year 2022. Mr. Groves was not an NEO prior to 2022, therefore his compensation for the prior years is not included in the table below.

Name and Principal Position |  | Year |  | Salary ($) |  | Bonus ($) |  | Stock Awards ($)(1) |  |  |  | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) |  | All Other Compensation ($)(2)(3) |  | Total ($)
Daniel R. Chard Chairman & Chief Executive Officer |  | 2022 |  | 980,624 |  | — |  |  | 4,002,009 |  |  |  | 943,000 |  | 14,603 |  | 5,940,235
| 2021 |  | 914,291 |  | 17,847 |  |  | 3,484,918 |  |  |  | 2,134,469 |  | 13,968 |  | 6,565,494
| 2020 |  | 909,173 |  | — |  |  | 2,865,825 |  |  |  | 1,751,000 |  | 13,838 |  | 5,539,836
James P. Maloney Chief Financial Officer |  | 2022 |  | 506,761 |  | — |  |  | 602,572 |  |  |  | 302,547 |  | 14,603 |  | 1,426,483
| 2021 |  | 433,831 |  | 8,663 |  | 492,120 |  |  |  | 630,700 |  | 55,929 |  | 1,621,243
| 2020 |  | 187,981 |  | — |  |  | 496,510 |  |  |  | 266,620 |  | 9,178 |  | 960,289
Nicholas M. Johnson Chief Field Operations Officer |  | 2022 |  | 429,728 |  | — |  |  | 503,609 |  |  |  | 252,762 |  | 13,910 |  | 1,200,009
| 2021 |  | 389,775 |  | 7,698 |  |  | 437,581 |  |  |  | 560,448 |  | 23,244 |  | 1,418,746
| 2020 |  | 339,231 |  | — |  |  | 307,806 |  |  |  | 504,000 |  | 13,156 |  | 1,164,192
Anthony E. Tyree Chief Business Operations Officer |  | 2022 |  | 404,048 |  | — |  |  | 475,587 |  |  |  | 238,711 |  | 13,103 |  | 1,131,449
| 2021 |  | 368,486 |  | 7,141 |  |  | 405,872 |  |  |  | 519,841 |  | 15,135 |  | 1,316,475
| 2020 |  | 373,961 |  | — |  |  | 406,001 |  |  |  | 504,700 |  | 11,615 |  | 1,296,277
Jason L. Groves Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary |  | 2022 |  | 411,286 |  | — |  |  | 489,128 |  |  |  | 245,546 |  | 12,683 |  | 1,158,643

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(1)Amount s sho w n repre s ent the a g gre g ate grant date fair va lue of the s tock a wards in the y ear indicated, computed in accordance w ith FASB AS C Topic 7 18. For a di s cu ss ion of the a s s umption s made in the v alu a tion reflected in this column, s ee Note 8 of the Note s to Con s olid a ted Financial Statements included in the 2022 Annua l Report. The v alue s do not c orrespond to the a ctual v alue that w ill be reco g ni z ed b y the N E O s at the time such awa rds v est. With respect to the performance-b a sed a wa rds g ranted in 2022, the va lue included in thi s column reflect s the target le v el of performance. The g rant date fair v alue of the 2022 performan c e-ba s ed a ward s at the maximum le v el of performan c e i s equ a l to the follo w ing: for Mr. Chard, $5,019,570; Mr. Maloney, $755,846; Mr. Johnson, $631,576; Mr. Tyree, $596,576 and Mr. Groves, $613,486.
(2)Amounts reported in this column represent the Company’s matching contributions under the 401(K) plan and Company contributions to group term life insurance and health savings accounts.
Mr. Chard's all other compensation total for 2022 primarily includes group term life insurance contributions, $12,200 in matched 401(k) plan contributions made by the Company, and $1,500 in health savings account contributions.
Mr. Maloney's all other compensation total for 2022 primarily includes $12,200 in matched 401(k) plan contributions made by the Company, and $1,500 in health savings account contributions.
Mr. Johnson’s all other compensation total for 2022 primarily includes $12,200 in matched 401(k) plan contributions made by the Company, and $1,500 in health savings account contributions.
Mr. Tyree’s all other compensation total for 2022 primarily includes $12,200 in matched 401(k) plan contributions made by the Company.
Mr. Groves' all other compensation total for 2022 primarily includes $12,200 in matched 401(k) plan contributions made by the Company.
(3) As reported in prior years, All Other Compensation and the resulting Total Compensation for years 2021 and 2020 included dividends accrued on unvested shares. These amounts exclude dividends accrued on unvested shares in 2022, and the historical 2021 and 2020 information was updated to conform to this presentation. Dividends accrued on unvested shares are included in the Pay versus Performance table below.
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2022 Grants of P l an-Based Awards Table
The following table outlines the cash incentive awards and equity-based awards granted to the NEOs during fiscal 2022. All equity-based awards were g ranted under the 2012 Plan, which was approved b y s tockholders.

Name |  | Grant Date |  | Estimated Future Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan(1) |  | Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards |  | All Other Stock Awards: Number of Shares of Stock or Units (#)(2) |  | Grant Date Fair Value of Stock Awards ($)(3)
|  | Threshold ($) |  | Target ($) |  | Maximum ($) |  | Threshold (#) |  | Target (#) |  | Maximum (#) |  |
Daniel R. Chard |  |  |  | 575,000 |  | 1,150,000 |  | 2,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 3/16/2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,382 |  |  | 12,764 |  |  | 25,528 |  |  |  |  | 2,509,785 |
|  | 3/16/2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,509 |  |  | 1,492,223 |
James P. Maloney |  |  |  | 184,480 |  | 368,960 |  | 737,919 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 3/16/2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 961 |  |  | 1,922 |  |  | 3,844 |  |  |  |  | 377,923 |
|  | 3/16/2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1281 |  | 224,649 |
Nicholas M. Johnson |  |  |  | 154,123 |  | 308,246 |  | 616,493 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 3/16/2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 803 |  |  | 1,606 |  |  | 3,212 |  |  |  |  | 315,788 |
|  | 3/16/2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1071 |  | 187,821 |
Anthony E. Tyree |  |  |  | 145,556 |  | 291,111 |  | 582,222 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 3/16/2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 759 |  |  | 1,517 |  |  | 3,034 |  |  |  |  | 298,288 |
|  | 3/16/2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1011 |  | 177,299 |
Jason L. Groves |  |  |  | 149,723 |  |  | 299,447 |  |  | 598,893 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 3/16/2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 780 |  |  | 1,560 |  |  | 3,120 |  |  |  |  | 306,743 |
|  | 3/16/2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1040 |  | 182,385 |

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(1)The amounts included in these columns represent the threshold, target, and maximum cash value payable to each NEO under the 2022 annual incentive bonus. Each amount represents the individual's current salary multiplied by their bonus opportunity. A more detailed description of the terms of the 2022 annual incentive bonus is included above under the heading "Annual Incentive Bonus." The actual payout amounts with respect to the 2022 annual incentive bonus are set forth in the "Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation" column of the Summary Compensation Table.
(2)The stock awards vest in three equal annual installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant.
(3)The amounts included in this column are the dollar amounts representing the grant date fair value of each restricted share or performance-based deferred share (at the target level), as applicable, calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, and do not represent the actual value that may be recognized by the NEOs upon vesting of restricted shares or deferred shares. For performance-based deferred shares, the amounts disclosed in this column are based on the probable outcome of the performance conditions consistent with the estimate of aggregate compensation cost to be recognized over the service period determined as of the grant date under FASB ASC Topic 718.
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Outsta nd ing Equity Awards at 2022 Fiscal Year-E n d Tab l e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Restricted Stock Units |  | Performance-Based Deferred Shares
Name |  | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable |  | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable |  | Option Exercise Price ($) |  | Option Expiration Date |  | Unvested Units (#) |  | Market Value of Unvested Units ($)(1) |  | Unearned Units that Have Not Vested (#)(2) |  | Market Value of Unearned Units that Have Not Vested ($)(1)(2)
Daniel R. Chard |  | — |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,787 |  | (3) | 436,830 |  | 8,243 |  | (21) | 950,830
|  | — |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,664 |  | (4) | 422,642 |  | 12,764 |  | (22) | 1,472,327
|  | — |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8,509 | (5) | 981,513 |  | — |  |  | — |
James P. Maloney |  | — |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 398 | (6) | 45,909 |  | 3,574 |  | (21) | 412,261
|  | — |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 518 | (7) | 59,751 |  | 1,164 |  | (22) | 134,267
|  | — |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,281 | (8) | 147,763 |  | 1,922 | (23) | 221,703 |
Nicholas M. Johnson |  | 417 |  | — |  | 66.68 |  |  | 02/07/28 |  | 848 | (9) | 97,817 |  | 1,035 | (21) | 119,387
|  | 16,945 |  | 5,278 | (10) | 66.68 |  |  | 02/07/28 |  | 70 | (11) | 8,074 |  | 1,606 | (22) | 185,252
|  | — |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 407 | (12) | 46,947 |  | — |  |  | — |
|  | — |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 460 | (13) | 53,061 |  | — |  |  | — |
|  | — |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1071 | (14) | 123,540 |  | — |  |  | — |
Anthony E. Tyree |  | — |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 537 |  | (15) | 61,943 |  | 960 |  | (21) | 110,736
|  | — |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 427 |  | (16) | 49,254 |  | 1,517 |  | (22) | 174,986
|  | — |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,011 | (17) | 116,619 |  | — |  |  | — |
Jason L. Groves |  | — |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 315 |  | (18) | 36,335 |  | 730 |  | (21) | 84,205
|  | — |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 325 |  | (19) | 37,489 |  | 1,560 |  | (22) | 179,946 |
|  | — |  | — |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,040 |  | (20) | 119,964 |  |  | — |  |  | — |

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(1)The market value of shares of stock that have not vested is based on the closing price of our common stock on December 30, 2022, or $115.35 per share.
(2)The number of shares and the market value of the performance-based deferred share awards is based on the target performance level.
(3)The restricted shares vested on February 19, 2023.
(4)The restricted shares will vest as to 1,832 and 1,832 shares on March 17, 2023 and 2024, respectively.
(5)The restricted shares will vest as to 2,836, 2,836 and 2,837 shares on March 16, 2023, 2024 and 2025, respectively.
(6)The restricted shares will vest on July 20, 2023.
(7)The restricted shares will vest as to 259 shares on March 17, 2023 and 2024, respectively.
(8)The restricted shares will vest as to 427 shares on March 16, 2023, 2024 and 2025, respectively.
(9)The restricted shares vested on February 7, 2023.
(10) The remaining stock options vested on February 7, 2023.
(11) The restricted shares will vest on June 13, 2023.
(12) The restricted shares vested on February 19, 2023.
(13) The restricted shares will vest as to 230 shares on March 17, 2023 and 2024 respectively .
(14) The restricted shares will vest as to 357 shares on March 16, 2023, 2024 and 2025, respectively.
(15) The restricted shares vested on February 19, 2023.
(16) The restricted shares will vest as to 213 and 214 shares on March 17, 2023 and 2024, respectively.
(17) The restricted shares will vest as to 337 shares on March 16, 2023, 2024 and 2025, respectively.
(18) The restricted shares vested on February 19, 2023.
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(19) The restricted shares will vest as to 162 and 163 shares on March 17, 2023 and 2024, respectively.
(20) The restricted shares will vest as to 346, 347 and 347 shares on March 16, 2023, 2024 and 2025, respectively.
(21) The performance-based shares will vest on December 31, 2023.
(22) The performance-based shares will vest on December 31, 2024.
(23) The performance-based shares will vest on October 1, 2024.
2022 Option Exercises and Stock Vested Table
The follo w ing table sets forth information regarding stock vesting for the NEOs during 2022, and the resulting value realized.

|  |  |  |  |  | Stock Awards
Name |  |  |  |  |  | Grant Name |  | Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting (#) |  | Value Realized on Vesting ($)(1)
Daniel R. Chard |  |  |  |  |  | 2/19/2020 Performance-Based Deferred Shares |  | 34,076 |  |  | 3,748,019 |
|  |  |  |  |  | 2/20/2019 Restricted Stock Units |  | 2,675 |  |  | 473,636 |
|  |  |  |  |  | 2/19/2020 Restricted Stock Units |  | 3,786 |  |  | 670,349 |
|  |  |  |  |  | 3/17/2021 Restricted Stock Units |  | 1,831 |  |  | 330,532 |
James P. Maloney |  |  |  |  |  | 7/20/2020 Restricted Stock Units |  | 397 |  |  | 69,253 |
|  |  |  |  |  | 3/17/2021 Restricted Stock Units |  | 258 |  |  | 46,574 |
Nicholas M. Johnson |  |  |  |  |  | 2/19/2020 Performance-Based Deferred Shares |  | 3,660 |  |  | 402,563 |
|  |  |  |  |  | 2/7/2018 Restricted Stock Awards |  | 848 |  |  | 162,596 |
|  |  |  |  |  | 6/13/2018 Restricted Stock Awards |  | 70 |  |  | 13,422 |
|  |  |  |  |  | 2/20/2019 Restricted Stock Units |  | 142 |  |  | 25,143 |
|  |  |  |  |  | 2/19/2020 Restricted Stock Units |  | 407 |  |  | 72,063 |
|  |  |  |  |  | 3/17/2021 Restricted Stock Units |  | 230 |  |  | 41,520 |
Anthony E. Tyree |  |  |  |  |  | 2/19/2020 Performance-Based Deferred Shares |  | 4,828 |  |  | 531,032 |
|  |  |  |  |  | 2/20/2019 Restricted Stock Units |  | 368 |  |  | 65,158 |
|  |  |  |  |  | 2/19/2020 Restricted Stock Units |  | 536 |  |  | 94,904 |
|  |  |  |  |  | 3/17/2021 Restricted Stock Units |  | 213 |  |  | 38,451 |
Jason L. Groves |  |  |  |  |  | 2/19/2020 Performance-Based Deferred Shares |  | 2,832 |  |  | 311,492 |
|  |  |  |  |  | 2/20/2019 Restricted Stock Units |  | 154 |  |  | 27,267 |
|  |  |  |  |  | 2/19/2020 Restricted Stock Units |  | 315 |  |  | 55,774 |
|  |  |  |  |  | 3/17/2021 Restricted Stock Units |  | 162 |  |  | 29,244 |

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(1)Represents the number of share s v ested multiplied b y the fair market v alue of the common s tock on the v esting date.
Potentia l Payments upon Terminatio n or C h a n ge in Contro l
Messr s. Chard, Maloney, Johnson, and Tyree, and Groves are eligible to participate in the Severance Plan. Under the Severance Plan, if one of these executives is terminated by the Company without “cause” or terminates employment for “good reason,” and if such termination occurs prior to a “change in control” or more than two years following a “change in control”, subject to his or her execution of a release of claims, he or she would be entitled to:
i.a lump s um cash pa y ment equ a l to 1 times (1.5 times for Mr. C hard) the s um of hi s or her annual b as e sa l ar y and tar g et annual bonu s;
ii.a prorated annual bonus for year of termination, based on the number of full months during the year the executive was employed and based on actual Company performance;
iii.acceleration a nd v esting of all un v ested s tock option s;
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iv.pro-rat a v e s ting of all un v ested time-ba s ed restricted sh a res or deferred share s;
v.pro-rata vesting of all unvested performance-based restricted shares or deferred shares, based on the actual achievement of the performance factors.
In the event such termin a tion occurs during the two-y ear period following a "change in control," subject to his or her e x ecution of a release of claims, he or she would be entitled to:
i.a lump s um cash p a yment equal to 1.5 times (2.5 times for Mr. Chard) the s um of his or her annual ba s e sa l ar y and tar g et annual bonu s;
ii.a prorated annual bonus for year of termination, based on the number of full months during the year the executive was employed, at the greater of (i) target level performance OR (ii) actual Company performance as determined by the most recent forecast as of the date of termination;
iii.acceleration a nd v esting of all un v ested stock options;
iv.acceleration and v esting of all un v e s ted time-ba s ed restricted share s or deferred s hares;
v.pro-rata vesting of all unvested performance-based restricted shares or deferred shares, based on the number of full months during the performance period the participant was employed, at the greater of (i) target level performance or (ii) actual performance, as determined by most recent financial projections/forecast used for accrual purposes as of the date of termination.
For purposes of the Severance Plan, the Company will have "Cause" to terminate an executive's employment if the executive engages in any of the following:
•Indictment or conviction for, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony or criminal act involving moral turpitude;
•Gross misconduct or willful and continued failure to substantially perform employment duties reasonably requested by the Company, after 30 days' written notice of the conduct or failure and failure of the executive to remedy such conduct or failure;
•Fraud, embezzlement, or misappropriation of any amounts of money or other assets or property of the Company;
•Misconduct or negligence in connection with the business of the Company which has a substantial adverse effect on the Company; or
•Violation of any material policy of the Company, including the Company's Code of Conduct and Business Ethics.
For purposes of the Severance Plan, an executive will be deemed to have "Good Reason" to terminate his or her employment if any of the following occur:
•A material reduction in the executive's base salary or target bonus;
•A material diminution on the executive's authority, duties, or responsibilities;
•A relocation of the executive's principal work location by more than 50 miles; or
•Any other action or inaction by the Company that constitutes a material breach by the Company of any written agreement under which the executive provides services.
Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control Table
The table below details the payments and benefits that would be provided to each of our NEOs if he or she was terminated by the Company without Cause or terminated employment for Good Reason, or if a Change in Control occurred, in each case on December 31, 2022.
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Name |  | Severance ($) |  | Annual Cash Bonus(1) ($) |  | Restricted Shares(2) (unvested) ($) |  | Performance- Based Shares(2) (unvested) ($) |  | Stock Options(2) (unvested) ($)
Daniel R. Chard |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Termination Without Cause or Good Reason |  | 3,225,000 |  | 943,000 |  | 767,895 |  | 5,055,329 |  | — |
Termination Without Cause or Good Reason Following a Change in Control |  | 5,375,000 |  | 1,150,000 |  | 1,840,986 |  | 5,055,329 |  | — |
James P. Maloney |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Termination Without Cause or Good Reason |  | 896,045 |  | 302,547 |  | 78,476 |  | 495,512 |  | — |
Termination Without Cause or Good Reason Following a Change in Control |  | 1,344,067 |  | 368,960 |  | 253,424 |  | 495,512 |  | — |
Nicholas M. Johnson |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Termination Without Cause or Good Reason |  | 748,598 |  | 252,762 |  | 175,457 |  | 563,523 |  | 753,435
Termination Without Cause or Good Reason Following a Change in Control |  | 1,122,898 |  | 308,246 |  | 329,440 |  | 563,523 |  | 753,435
Anthony E. Tyree |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Termination Without Cause or Good Reason |  | 706,984 |  | 238,711 |  | 99,244 |  | 689,062 |  | — |
Termination Without Cause or Good Reason Following a Change in Control |  | 1,060,476 |  | 291,111 |  | 227,816 |  | 689,062 |  | — |
Jason L. Groves |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Termination Without Cause or Good Reason |  | 727,228 |  |  | 245,546 |  |  | 75,891 |  |  | 442,790 |  |  | — |
Termination Without Cause or Good Reason Following a Change in Control |  | 1,090,842 |  |  | 299,447 |  |  | 193,788 |  |  | 442,790 |  |  | — |

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(1)The annual cash bonus reflects the target cash bonus that the executive would have been entitled to receive under our 2017 Annual Incentive Bonus program, without pro-ration since the assumed date of termination is also the last day of the fiscal year.
(2)The value of the restricted shares, performance-based shares, and stock options that would be accelerated upon a termination of employment is based on the closing price of our common stock on January 3, 2023, the first trading day after December 31, 2022, which was a Saturday, or $115.10 per share.
CEO Pay Ratio
As required by Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following information about the relationship of the median of the annual total compensation of our employees and the annual total compensation of Mr. Daniel Chard, our CEO. For FY 2022, the annual total compensation of our CEO was $5,940,235 (as set forth in the Summary Compensation Table) and the annual total compensation of the median employee of our company (other than our CEO) was $61,010. As a result, the ratio between our CEO’s annual total compensation and the median of the annual total compensation of our employees (other than our CEO) was 97 to 1.
We identified the median total compensation of our employees by examining the 2022 total compensation for all individuals, excluding our CEO, who were employed by us on December 31, 2022, the last day of our payroll year. We included all employees, whether employed on a full-time, or part-time basis. For our newly hired permanent full-time or part-time employees that were employed for less than the full year, we annualized their 2022 total compensation. Employees of our Hong Kong and Singapore subsidiaries were excluded from this calculation, given that the employee population of these countries represents less than 5% of our total employee base.
In determining the median employee, we considered the total cash compensation for each active employee as of December 31, 2022, including regular pay, overtime pay, shift differential pay, regular exception pay (holiday, paid time off or PTO, jury, short-term disability, bereavement, paid parental leave, etc.), production and other incentives such as employee cash referral awards, bonuses paid (signing, retention and discretionary), 2022 performance bonuses paid in 2023, tuition reimbursement, imputed value of company-provided group term life insurance, relocation expenses, severance and company contributions to employee 40l(k) plans.
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Pay versus Performance
As required by Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and New Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the below information to disclose the relationship between the compensation represented in the Summary Compensation Table included in this Proxy ("SCT"), compensation actually paid to our NEOs and the company’s financial performance since 2020. Compensation actually paid, as determined under SEC requirements, does not reflect the actual amount of compensation earned by or paid to our executive officers during a covered year. For further information concerning the Company’s pay-for-performance philosophy and how the Company aligns executive compensation with the Company’s performance, refer to the Compensation Discussion and Analysis.

Year |  | SCT Total Compensation For CEO ($) |  | Compensation Actually Paid to CEO ($)(2) |  | Average SCT Total Compensation for Other NEOs ($)(1) |  | Average Compensation Actually Paid to Other NEOs ($)(1)(2) |  | Cumulative TSR ($)(3) |  | S&P 600 Consumer Staples Cumulative TSR ($)(3) |  | Net Income ($M) |  | Company-Selected Performance Measure (Revenue) ($M)
2022 |  | 5,940,235 |  | (710,735) |  |  | 1,229,146 |  |  | 337,631 |  |  | 117 |  |  | 134 |  |  | 144 |  |  | 1,599
2021 |  | 6,565,494 |  | 12,935,723 |  | 1,438,062 |  |  | 2,214,069 |  | 204 |  |  | 143 |  | 164 |  | 1,526
2020 |  | 5,539,836 |  | 9,914,019 |  |  | 951,877 |  |  | 1,304,904 |  |  | 186 |  |  | 111 |  |  | 103 |  |  | 935

(1) The Other Named Executive Officers for each year are as follows:
2020: Messrs James Maloney, Nicholas Johnson, Anthony Tyree, Joseph Kelleman, Timothy Robinson, and William Baker.
2021: Messrs. James Maloney, Nicholas Johnson, Anthony Tyree, and Ms. Lauren Walker.
2022: Messrs. James Maloney, Nicholas Johnson, Anthony Tyree, and Jason Groves.
(2) The total compensation and equity grants of our Named Executive Officers, as reported in the summary compensation tables for 2020, 2021 and 2022, are detailed below along with the dividends earned, additions and deductions to the fair value of their equity grants and any forfeitures as reflected in the actual compensation calculations above.

Breakdown of Actual Compensation of Chief Executive Officer
Year | SCT Total for CEO ($) | Equity Value from SCT for CEO ($) | Adjustment for Year-End Equity Value of Awards Granted in Current Fiscal Year for CEO ($) | Adjustment for Dividends Accrued During Fiscal Year on Unvested Equity Awards for CEO ($) | Adjustment for Change in Fair Value of Unvested Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years for CEO ($) | Adjustment for Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Vested During Fiscal Year for CEO ($) | Adjustment for Fair Value of Equity Awards Forfeited During Fiscal Year for CEO ($) | Compensation Actually Paid for CEO ($)
2022 | 5,940,235 | (4,002,009) | 2,517,440 | 553,538 | (2,251,992) | (3,467,947) | — | (710,735)
2021 | 6,565,494 | (3,484,918) | 4,603,480 | 546,641 | 3,925,442 | 779,584 | — | 12,935,723
2020 | 5,539,836 | (2,865,825) | 5,575,467 | 177,872 | 1,508,409 | (21,740) | — | 9,914,019

Breakdown of Average Actual Compensation of Named Executive Officers |  |  |  |  |
Year | SCT Total for NEO's ($) | Equity Value from SCT for NEO's ($) | Adjustment for Year-End Equity Value of Awards Granted in Current Fiscal Year for NEO's ($) | Adjustment for Dividends Accrued During Fiscal Year on Unvested Equity Awards for NEO's ($) | Adjustment for Change in Fair Value of Unvested Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years for NEO's ($) | Adjustment for Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Vested During Fiscal Year for NEO's ($) | Adjustment for Fair Value of Equity Awards Forfeited During Fiscal Year for NEO's ($) | Compensation Actually Paid for NEO's ($)
2022 | 1,229,146 | (517,724) | 325,671 | 62,556 | (478,307) | (283,711) | — | 337,631
2021 | 1,438,062 | (411,897) | 505,460 | 41,554 | 386,276 | 254,614 | — | 2,214,069
2020 | 951,877 | (250,649) | 479,037 | 18,135 | 350,728 | (16,690) | (227,734) | 1,304,904

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The charts below describe the relationship between compensation actually paid to our chief executive officer and to our other named executive officers (as calculated above) and our financial and stock performance for the indicated years. In addition, the first table below compares our cumulative TSR and peer group cumulative TSR for the indicated years.
(3) TSR values assume $100 was invested for the cumulative period from December 31, 2019 through December 31, 2022, in either the Company or the peer group, and reinvestment of the pre-tax value of dividends paid. Historical stock performance is not necessarily indicative of future stock performance.
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The following were the most important financial performance measures (and non-financial performance measures), as determined by the Company, that link compensation actually paid to our NEOs to the Company’s performance for the most recently completed fiscal year. These measures impact both the short-term, and with exception of Client Net Promoter Score, also the long-term incentives of our Officers. We believe the combination of these metrics align with our compensation objectives, and reinforce for our executive leaders the importance of sustainable, profitable, growth while delivering an excellent Coach and Client Experience.

Important Company Performance Metrics
Revenue
Operating Income
Client Net Promoter Score

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
We use cash and stock-based compensation to attract and retain qualified individuals to serve on our Board. The non-employee directors of Medifast receive an annual restricted stock grant for their service on the Board. In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, directors (other than Mr. Xian) were given the option to receive either 744 restricted shares and a quarterly cash retainer of $16,250 (for the Lead Director, an additional $6,250 quarterly cash retainer), or to receive all compensation in the form of restricted shares with the grant date 20-day average share price used to determine the total number of shares granted. These amounts reflect a change from 2021, where directors were given the option to receive 1,083 restricted shares and a quarterly cash retainer of $12,500 (for the Lead Director, an additional $5,000 quarterly cash retainer).
Each of our non-employee directors other than Mr. Xian elected to receive all of their compensation in the form of restricted shares. The restricted shares were granted at the June 2022 meeting of the Board and will vest on June 15, 2023. Mr. Xian is a resident of China and, as such, did not receive restricted shares under our director compensation program. Instead, fees to Mr. Xian are cash-settled deferred share units. Each non-employee director also received between $1,250 and $5,000 for attending a quarterly committee meeting (depending on the committee and the position held), which he or she could also elect to receive in the form of shares.
In 2021, the Board adopted a Deferred Compensation Plan for non-employee Directors, which provides non-employee directors with a means to defer receipt of their vested equity until after they retire, including Mr. Xian who receives cash-settled deferred share units. The purpose of the plan is to enhance the Company’s ability to attract and retain non-employee
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directors by providing individual financial and tax planning flexibility. Non-employee Directors may choose to defer either 0% or 100% of their cash or equity compensation, or both, and any cash that is deferred is converted to equity. All deferred equity receives a premium equal to 15% of the total compensation that directors elect to defer and is subject to the same vesting period that the underlying equity has. For 2022, all non-employee directors elected to defer 100% of their compensation.
The following table contains information concerning the compensation of our non-employee directors during 2022.

Name |  | Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) |  | Stock Awards ($)(1) |  | Total ($)
Jeffrey J. Brown |  | — |  |  | 277,385 |  |  | 277,385 |
Constance J. Hallquist |  | — |  |  | 251,402 |  |  | 251,402 |
Michael A. Hoer |  | — |  |  | 237,006 |  |  | 237,006 |
Scott Schlackman |  | — |  |  | 254,211 |  |  | 254,211 |
Andrea B. Thomas |  | — |  |  | 239,815 |  |  | 239,815 |
Ming Xian(2) |  | — |  |  | 231,213 |  |  | 231,213 |

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(1)Amounts shown represent the aggregate grant date fair value of the stock awards computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, and include amounts of cash compensation that the director has elected to receive in shares or deferred to the Deferred Compensation Plan. For a discussion of the assumptions made in the valuation reflected in this column, see Note 8 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the 2022 Annual report. These values do not correspond to the actual values that will be recognized by the non-employee directors at the time such awards vest.
(2)Mr. Xian is a resident of China and, as such, did not receive restricted shares under our director compensation program. Instead, he received cash-settled restricted stock units (RSUs) in 2022. Each RSU corresponds in value to a single share of Company common stock (“Share”) and represents the right to receive the cash equivalent of a Share for each vested RSU. Mr. Xian was awarded a grant of 1,317 cash-settled RSUs originally valued at $175.56 per share.
Our non-employee directors held the fo ll owin g outstandin g awards as of December 31, 2022:

Name |  | Outstanding Restricted Share Units (#)(1) |  | O u tstand i ng Stock Opt i on Award s (#) |  |
Jeffrey J. Brown |  | 2,366 |  |  | — |  |  |
Constance J. Hallquist |  | 5,130 |  |  | 3,000 |  |  |
Michael A. Hoer |  | 2,018 |  |  | — |  |  |
Scott Schlackman |  | 5,635 |  |  | 3,500 |  |  |
Andrea B. Thomas |  | 2,043 |  |  | — |  |  |
Ming Xian(2) |  | 1,964 |  |  | — |  |  |

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(1)Represents Restricted Share Units credited to the individual’s account in the Deferred Compensation Plan.
(2)Mr. Xian is a resident of China and, as such, did not receive restricted shares under our director compensation program. Instead, he received cash-settled restricted stock units (RSUs) in 2022. As of December 31, 2022, he held 1,964.222 cash-settled RSUs.
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PROPOSAL 2
RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2023
The Audit Committee has appointed RSM US LLP (“RSM”), as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for Fiscal Year 2023. The appointment of RSM as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm is subject to ratification by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting. Representatives of RSM will be present at the Annual Meeting and will be given an opportunity to make a statement. Such representatives will also be available to respond to appropriate questions.
The Board unanimously recommends that the stockholders ratify the appointment of RSM as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for Fiscal Year 2023 by adopting the following resolution at the Annual Meeting:
“RESOLVED, that the appointment of RSM US LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for Medifast, Inc. for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, is hereby APPROVED, RATIFIED, AND CONFIRMED.”

| THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF RSM US LLP AS INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM OF THE COMPANY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2023. |

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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITT E E
The Audit Committee assists the Board in oversight of (i) risks related to the integrity of the Company’s financial statements; (ii) the performance of the independent registered public accounting firm; (iii) the independent registered public accounting firm’s qualification and independence; and such other matters as are described in the Audit Committee’s Charter. In addition to discussions with the CEO, the CFO, and other members of management regarding the preparation of the Company’s financial statements and operating results, the Audit Committee received periodic reports from the Company’s Internal Audit and Legal departments. Such reports addressed, among other matters, ongoing projects, control assessments and audits being conducted by the Internal Audit department, reports to the Company’s compliance hotline and/or issues involving the Company’s Code of Business Conduct, material litigation and significant legal developments involving the Company and/or its subsidiaries, and proposed organizational changes. The Audit Committee also received periodic routine reports regarding the Company’s efforts to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and efforts related to the completion and periodic filings of the Company’s financial statements with the SEC. In addition to the scheduled meetings of the Audit Committee, the members of the Audit Committee held periodic telephonic discussions and/or in-person meetings with management regarding various subjects. Such informal periodic meetings and discussions permit the Audit Committee to provide advice and assistance to management on a more frequent basis than the regularly scheduled meetings of the Audit Committee.
The meetings of the Audit Committee also were designed to facilitate and encourage communication among the Audit Committee, the Company, and RSM, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee discussed with RSM the overall scope and plans for the integrated audit of the Company’s financial statements, and met with RSM with and without management present, to discuss the results of their audits and evaluations of the Company’s internal controls, and to discuss the efforts expended by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the financial statements.
Management has the primary responsibility for establishing and maintaining adequate internal financial controls, for preparing the financial statements and for the public reporting process. Neither the Audit Committee nor RSM are responsible for the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements, its operating results or for the appropriate safekeeping of the Company’s assets. RSM’s responsibility is to attest to the Company’s fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements and attest to the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting. The independent registered public accounting firm is accountable to the Audit Committee, and the Audit Committee has the ultimate authority and responsibility to select, evaluate and, where appropriate, replace the independent registered public accounting firm. The role of the Audit Committee is to be satisfied that both the Company and the independent registered public accounting firm discharge their respective responsibilities effectively.
The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 w it h m a na g ement and RSM. In a ddition, the Audit Committee has discussed wit h RSM the matters required to be discussed b y t h e applicab l e requirement s of the Public Compan y Accounting O v er s i g ht Board (t h e “PCAOB”) and the SEC.
RSM has provided to the Audit Committee the written disclosures and the letter required by the applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding the independent registered public accounting firm’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence, and the Audit Committee has discussed with RSM that firm’s independence from the Company. The Audit Committee has concluded that RSM’s provision of audit services to the Company is compatible with RSM’s independence. The Audit Committee also reviewed and approved, among other things, the amount of fees paid to RSM for audit and non-audit services. For further information regarding these fees, please see the fees chart located in “Information Regarding the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm’s Fees, Services and Independence.”
Based on its review and the meetings, discussions and reports described above, and subject to the limitations on its role and responsibilities referred to above and in the Audit Committee Charter, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board that the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.
The Audit Committee,
Jeffrey J. Brown, Chairman
Michael A. Hoer
Scott Schlackman
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I N FORMATIO N REGARDI N G THE INDEPE N DENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM’S FEES, SERVICES, AND INDEPENDE N CE
The fo llo w in g table outlines the a g gregate fees, rounded to the neare s t thou s and, billed t o the C ompany for the fi s cal years e nded December 31, 2022 and 2021 by the Company’s principa l accounting firm, RSM.

| 2022 |  | 2021
Audit Fees | $ | 788,000 |  |  | $ | 706,000 |
Tax Fees | — |  |  | 54,000
All Other Fees | 76,000 |  |  | 69,000
Total Fees | $ | 864,000 |  |  | $ | 829,000 |

Audit Fees: The amount s noted above for Audit Fee s consist of fee s for profes s ional ser v ice s rendered for the audit of the Company’s consolidated fin a nci a l s tatements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, includin g the audit of internal control s required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxle y Act of 2002, and the re v iew of financial statements included in the Company’s Quarterl y Report s on Form 1 0-Q, and for ser v ices that are normall y pro v ided b y the auditor in connection with s t a tutor y a nd regulator y filings or en g a g ements.
Tax Fees: The amounts noted above for Tax Fees include tax compliance ser v ices.
All Ot h er Fees: The amount s noted abo v e for All Other Fees include fees incurred for the aud i t of the Company’s benefit plan, foreign s tatutor y audits, a nd other ser v i c es not reported abo v e.
A ud it Committee Pre-Approva l of A ud it and Permissib l e Non-A ud it Services of t h e Ind ependent Registered Public Accou n tant
The Audit Committee pre-approve s all audit and permi s sible non-audit s ervice s provided b y the independent registered public a c countant. These s er v ices m ay include audit s ervices, audit-related s er v ices, t a x s er v ice s and other s er v ices. The Audit Committee has a dopted a polic y for the pre-a ppro v al of s er v ice s provided b y the independent regi s tered public accountant.
Under the polic y, pre-appro v al is g enerall y pro v ided for work associated w ith the follo w ing:
•regi s tration s tatement s under the Securitie s Act of 1933 (for examp l e, comfort letter s or c o n s ent s);
•due di li gence work for potential acquisitions or d i s positions;
•atte s t ser v ice s not required b y s tatute or regu l ation;
•a udit the a doption of new accounting pronouncements;
•interna l control revie ws and audit of interna l control o v er fin a nci a l reporting requirements;
•tax compliance, tax plannin g, and re l a ted t a x s er v ices, e x cluding an y tax ser v ice prohibited b y regu l a tor y or other o v er s i g ht authoritie s; e x p a triate a nd other indi v idua l tax s er v ices;
•a ssistance and con s ult a tion on question s raised b y regulator y a gencies; and
•audit the Compan y's s ubsidiar y financial s tatement s a s i ncluded in st a tutor y filings.
For e a ch proposed s er v ice, the independent registered public accountant is required to pro v ide detai l ed back-up documentation at the time of appro v al to permit the Audit Committee to make a determination whether the pro v i s ion of s uch ser v ice s would impair the independent re g i stered pub li c accountant’s independence.
The Audit Committee h a s appro v ed i n a d v ance certain permitted s er v ices whose s cope is routine acro ss bu s ine s s units, including s t a tutor y or other financial audit w ork for non-U.S. s ubsidiaries that i s not required for E xchange Act audits. The Audit Committee pre-approved all a udit, audit-related, t ax, and other ser v ice s pro v ided b y RSM during fi s cal y ear 2022 in accordance with this polic y.
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PROPO S AL 3
ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATIO N OF OUR N AMED EXEC U TIVE OFFI C ERS
In accordance with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Section 14A of the Exchange Act, and as a matter of good governance, Medifast is asking its stockholders to cast a non-binding, advisory vote to approve the fiscal year 2022 compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in this Proxy Statement (our “NEOs”). This Proposal, commonly known as “say-on-pay,” gives our stockholders the opportunity to express their views on the design and effectiveness of our executive compensation programs.
Our executive compensation program is designed to attract, motivate and retain key employees who are critical to our success and align their interests with those of our stockholders. Through our executive compensation program, executive officers, including our NEOs, are motivated to achieve specific financial and strategic objectives that are expected to increase stockholder value. We describe this program, including how it links executive compensation to our performance and changes we made with respect to our 2022 executive compensation program, in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis portion of this Proxy Statement. Please read the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and the accompanying tables and narrative discussion for additional details about our executive compensation program, including information about the fiscal year 2022 compensation of our NEOs. Biographical information regarding our executive officers is contained in the section titled “Executive Officers” in this Proxy Statement.
We request stockholder approval of the fiscal year 2022 compensation of our NEOs as disclosed in this Proxy Statement pursuant to the SEC’s compensation disclosure rules (which disclosure includes the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” the compensation tables, and the narrative discussion that accompanies the compensation tables within the Executive Compensation section of this Proxy Statement). We encourage you to review the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and accompanying compensation tables and narrative discussion elsewhere in this Proxy Statement for a description and analysis of our principal executive compensation actions and decisions for fiscal year 2022.
This v ote i s not intended to a ddress a n y specific element of c ompensation, but rather the o v era ll compensation of our N E O s and the compen s ation phi l osoph y, p o licies, practices and di s closures de s cr i bed in this Prox y Statement.
According l y, we a s k that y ou v ote "FOR" the fo ll o w ing re s o l ution at this meetin g:
“RESOLVED, that the stockholders of Medifast, Inc. approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the company’s Proxy Statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the Summary Compensation Table and the accompanying compensation tables and narrative discussion within the Executive Compensation section of the Proxy Statement.”
As an advisory vote, the outcome of the vote on this Proposal is not binding upon us or our Board. However, our Compensation Committee, which is responsible for designing and administering our executive compensation programs, values the opinions expressed by our stockholders in their vote on this Proposal and will carefully consider the outcome of this vote when making future compensation decisions for our executive officers.

| THE B OARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE FO R THE APP R OVAL OF THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICE R S |

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PROPO S AL 4
ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE THE FREQUENCY OF THE ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Section 14A of the Exchange Act provides that at least every six years stockholders must be given the opportunity to vote, on a nonbinding advisory basis, for their preference as to how frequently we should seek future advisory votes on the compensation of our NEOs. By voting on this proposal stockholders may indicate whether they would prefer that we can conduct future advisory votes on executive compensation once every one (annually), two or three years. Stockholders may, if they wish, abstain from voting.
Advisory Vote and Board Recommendation
Our Board believes that say-on-pay votes should be conducted every year so that our stockholders may provide us with their direct input on our compensation philosophy, policies and practices, as disclosed in our proxy statement each year. Our Board’s determination was based upon the premise that NEO compensation is evaluated, adjusted and approved on an annual basis by our Compensation Committee. Our Compensation Committee, which administers our executive compensation programs, values the opinions expressed by our stockholders in these votes. At our 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, our stockholders cast the highest number of votes for an annual advisory vote on executive compensation. We recognize that our stockholders may now have a different view as to the best approach and we look forward to hearing from them as to their preference on the frequency of an advisory vote on executive compensation.
You may cast your vote on your preferred voting frequency by choosing one year, two years, three years or abstain from voting when you vote in response to the resolution set forth below.
“RESOLVED, that the option of once every year, two years or three years that receives the affirmative vote of the greatest number of the votes cast in person or by proxy at this meeting will be determined to be the preferred frequency of the stockholders with which Medifast, Inc. is to hold a stockholder vote to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of its named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s compensation disclosure rules (including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the Summary Compensation Table, and the other related tables and disclosure).”
The option of one year, two years or three years that receives the affirmative vote of the greatest number of the votes cast in person or by proxy at this meeting will be the frequency for the advisory vote on executive compensation that has been recommended by stockholders. Abstentions and broker nonvotes will have no effect on the outcome of this Proposal. However, because this vote is advisory and not binding on the Board or the Compensation Committee in any way, the Board may decide that it is in the best interests of our stockholders and Medifast to hold an advisory vote on executive compensation more or less frequently than the option approved by our stockholders.
Our next advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation will occur at our 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

| THE B OARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS A VOTE FO R AN ADVISORY VOTE ON THE COMPENSATION OF OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS ONCE EVERY YEAR |

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S E CU RITIE S AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPE N SATIO N PLANS —
DE C EMBER 31, 2022

Plan Category |  | (a) Number of Securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights (#) (1) |  | (b) Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights ($) |  | (c) Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a) (#)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders |  | 130,213 |  | 54.98 |  | 525,070

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(1)C on s i s t s o f 33,097 s h a re s o f o ur c o mm o n s to c k i ss u a bl e upon the ex er c i s e of o ut s tandin g s to c k o p t i o n s, 54,064 un v e s t e d time-b ase d re s tri c t e d s h a re s a nd 43,052 un ves ted perform a n ce-b ase d d efe rred s h a re s und e r o ur 2 01 2 Plan.
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SECURITY OWNE R SHIP OF PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS
The following table sets forth, as of the Record Date, information with respect to the beneficial ownership of each person (including any “group” as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our common stock. The number of shares beneficially owned by each person named in the table below includes any shares for which the person has sole or shared voting power or investment power, and also includes any shares with respect to which the person has the right to acquire sole or shared voting or investment power on or before June 16, 2023 (60 days after April 17, 2023), through the exercise of any stock option, warrant, or other right.

Name of Beneficial Owner |  | Shares Beneficially Owned (#) |  | Percent of Outstanding Common Stock (%) (1)
BlackRock, Inc.(2) 40 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10022 |  | 1,847,773 |  | 17.0
The Vanguard Group (3) 100 Vanguard Blvd. Malvern, PA 19355 |  | 1,676,883 |  | 15.4
Renaissance Funds (4) 800 Third Avenue New York, New York 10022 |  | 632,110 |  | 5.8

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(1)Based on 11,524,405 shares outstanding at April 17, 2023. In calculating the percentage of ownership, all shares of our common stock, of which the identified person or group has the right to acquire beneficial ownership on or before June 16, 2023, are deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of the shares of our common stock owned by that person or group. These shares are not, however, deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of the shares of our common stock owned by any other person or group.
(2)Based solely on information included in a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC by BlackRock, Inc. on January 26, 2023. In such filing BlackRock, Inc. indicates that it has sole voting power with respect to 1,814,742 shares of our common stock and sole dispositive power with respect to 1,847,773 shares of our common stock.
(3)Based solely on information included in a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC by The Vanguard Group on February 9, 2023. In such filing the Vanguard Group indicates that it has shared voting power with respect to 18.493 shares of our common stock, sole dispositive power of 1,647,496 shares of our common stock, and shared dispositive power of 29,387 shares of our common stock.
(4)Based solely on information included in a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC by Renaissance Technologies LLC (“Renaissance”) and Renaissance Technologies Holdings Corporation (“Renaissance Holdings”) on February 13, 2023. In such filing each of Renaissance and Renaissance Holdings (by virtue of its majority ownership of Renaissance) indicates that it has sole voting power with respect to 632,110 shares of our common stock and sole dispositive power with respect to 632,110 shares of our common stock.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
The following table sets forth, as of the Record Date, information with respect to the beneficial ownership of each of our directors and director nominees, each of the NEOs set forth in the Summary Compensation Table of this Proxy Statement, and all of our current directors and executive officers as a group. The number of shares beneficially owned by each person named in the table below includes any shares for which the person has sole or shared voting power or investment power, and also includes any shares with respect to which the person has the right to acquire sole or shared voting or investment power on or before June 16, 2023 (60 days after April 17, 2023), through the exercise of any stock option, warrant, or other right. Unless we indicate otherwise, each person has sole investment and/or voting power with respect to the shares set forth in the following tables.
Except as otherwise indicated, the address for each person below is c/o Medifa s t, Inc., 100 Internationa l Dri v e, 18 th F l oor, B a ltimore, M a r y l and 21202.
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Name of Beneficial Owner |  | Title |  | Shares Beneficially Owned (#) |  | Percent of Outstanding Common Stock (%)(1)
Daniel R. Chard |  | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer |  | 131,415 |  |  | 1.21 | %
James P. Maloney |  | Chief Financial Officer |  | 1,235 |  |  | *
Nicholas M. Johnson(2) |  | Chief Field Operations Officer |  | 6,578 |  |  | *
Anthony E. Tyree |  | Chief Business Operations Officer |  | 7,881 |  |  | *
Jason L. Groves |  | Chief Legal Officer |  | 7,850 |  |  | *
Jeffrey J. Brown |  | Lead Director |  | 43,387 |  |  | *
Elizabeth Geary |  | Director Nominee |  | 0 |  | *
Constance J. Hallquist(3) |  | Director |  | 7,753 |  |  | *
Michael A. Hoer |  | Director |  | 5,157 |  |  | *
Scott Schlackman(4) |  | Director |  | 7,280 |  |  | *
Andrea B. Thomas |  | Director |  | 3,034 |  |  | *
Ming Xian |  | Director |  | — |  |  | *
All current directors and executive officers as a group (13 persons) (5) |  |  |  | 224,532 |  |  | 2.06 | %

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*Shares held repre s ent l ess than 1% of the total number of outstanding share s of our common stock.
(1)Based on 10,887,193 shares outstanding at April 17, 2023. In calculating the percentage of ownership, all shares of our common stock, of which the identified person or group has the right to acquire beneficial ownership on or before June 16, 2023, are deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of the shares of our common stock owned by that person or group. These shares are not, however, deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of the shares of our common stock owned by any other person or group.
(2)Includes 22,640 shares of common stock issuable to Mr. Johnson pursuant to stock options that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of April 17, 2023.
(3)Includes 3,000 shares of common stock issuable to Ms. Hallquist pursuant to stock options that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of April 17, 2023.
(4)Includes 1,300 shares of common stock issuable to Mr. Schlackman pursuant to stock options that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of April 17, 2023.
(5)Includes 26,940 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to stock options that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of April 17, 2023.
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DELINQUENT SECTION 16(A) REPORTS
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company’s directors and executive officers, and persons who beneficially own more than ten percent of a registered class of the Company’s equity securities, to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of equity securities of the Company. We have reviewed copies of reports and amendments thereto filed electronically with the SEC. Based on that review, we concluded that all reports were timely filed in Fiscal Year 2022, except that
i.Mr. Chard filed a late Form 4 on January 4, 2022 reporting a conversion of Performance Stock Units into common stock due to the achievement of certain company performance factors on December 31, 2021, and subsequent tax withholding on December 31, 2021;
ii.Mr. Chard filed a late Form 4 on March 21, 2022, reporting a grant of 8,509 shares from Medifast, Inc. on March 16, 2022;
iii.Mr. MacKenzie filed a late Form 4 on March 21, 2022 reporting a grant of 548 shares from Medifast, Inc. on March 16, 2022;
iv.Mr. Maloney filed a late Form 4 on March 21, 2022 reporting a grant of 1,281 shares from Medifast, Inc. on March 16, 2022;
v.Mr. Chard filed a late Form 4 on April 21, 2022, reporting a purchase of 690.274 shares on February 8, 2022, pursuant to a Broker-Sponsored Dividend Reinvestment Investment Program under The Dan and Allyson Family Irrevocable Trust, for which he is the Settler of the Trust and Investment Trustee;
vi.Mr. Brown filed a late Form 4 on April 21, 2022, reporting a purchase of 266.306 shares on February 8, 2022, pursuant to a Broker-Sponsored Dividend Reinvestment Investment Program under Brown Equity Partners, LLC, an entity of which he is the managing member;
vii.Mr. MacKenzie filed a late Form 4 on February 9, 2023, reporting a disposition of 10 shares in connection with a tax withholding on a vested grant on September 13, 2022; and
viii.Mr. Xian filed a late Form 4 on February 9, 2023, reporting an accrual of 9.7766 dividend equivalents on November 8, 2022, pursuant to the Medifast, Inc. Director's Deferred Compensation Plan (Amended and Restated).
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ADDITIO N AL INFORMATIO N
Stockholder Proposa l s and Nominations for Director
If any Stockholder intends to present a proposal to be considered for inclusion in the Company’s proxy material for the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the proposal must comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-8 of Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act and must be submitted in writing by notice delivered or mailed by first-class United States mail, postage prepaid to the Chief Legal Officer, Medifast, Inc., 100 International Drive, 18 th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21202.
Any such proposal must be received at least 120 days before the anniversary of the mailing of the prior year’s proxy material, unless the date of our 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is more than 30 days before or after June 14, 2024, in which case, the proposal must be received a reasonable time before we begin to print and mail our proxy materials. Any such notice must set forth the specific information required by Rule 14a-8 of Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, including without limitation: (a) the name and address of the stockholder and the text of the proposal to be introduced; (b) the number of shares of our common stock held of record, owned beneficially, and represented by proxy by such stockholder as of the date of such notice; and (c) a representation that the stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to introduce the proposal specified in the notice.
In addition, our Bylaws establish certain requirements for proposals a stockholder wishes to make from the floor of the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. If the proposal is for a matter other than the nomination of a director for election at the meeting, the proposal must be written and delivered to the Secretary at the address set forth above, not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting of stockholders; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting of stockholders is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered by not earlier than the close of business on the 90th day prior to such annual meeting, and not later than the close of business on the later of the 60th day prior to such annual meeting, or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Company. In no event will the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of the annual meeting of stockholders commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. As described in Section 1.2 of our Bylaws, the notice must contain: (a) a reasonably detailed description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting, and any material interest in such business of the stockholder giving the notice, and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; (b) the name and address of the stockholder giving the notice as it appears on the Corporation’s books, and of the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; and (c) the class and number of shares of the Company which are owned beneficially and of record by the stockholder giving the notice, and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made.
Our Bylaws also set forth the procedure for a stockholder’s nomination of directors. As described in Section 1.5 of our Bylaws, nominations of persons for election to the Board may be made at any annual meeting of stockholders, or at any special meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing directors by any stockholder who is a stockholder of record at the time such person provides the required notice; provided that the notice meets the requirements set forth below, and that they continue to be a stockholder at the time of the meeting. The written notice required with respect to any nomination (including the completed and signed questionnaire, representation, and agreement discussed below) must be given, either by personal delivery or by United States mail, postage prepaid, to the Secretary of the Company (a) with respect to an election to be held at an annual meeting of stockholders, not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Company, and (b) with respect to an election to be held at a special meeting of stockholders for the election of directors, not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the date of such special meeting or the close of business on the 10th day following the earlier of (i) the date on which notice of such meeting is first given to stockholders and (ii) the date on which a public announcement of such meeting is first made. In no event will the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or special meeting commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. Each such notice must include: (1) the class and number of shares of the Company which are owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made, and each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a director; (2) the name and address of each stockholder of record who intends to appear in person or by proxy to make the nomination and of the person or persons to be nominated; (3) the consent of each nominee to serve as a director of the Company if so elected; and (4) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a director (i) the name of each nominee holder of shares owned beneficially but not of record by such person and the number of shares of stock held by each such nominee holder, (ii) whether and the extent to which any derivative instrument, swap, option, warrant, short interest, hedge or profit interest, or other transaction has been entered into by or on behalf of such person with respect to stock of the Company, and whether any other agreement, arrangement, or understanding (including any short position or any borrowing or lending of shares of stock) has been made by or on behalf of such person, the effect or intent of any of the foregoing being to mitigate loss to, or to manage risk of stock price changes for, such person, or to increase the voting power or pecuniary or economic interest of such person with respect to stock of the Company, (iii) any other information relating to the person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy
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statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and (iv) a completed and signed questionnaire with respect to the background and qualifications of the person the Stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a director and a written representation and agreement (in a form to be provided by the Secretary of the Company).
The required representation and agreement provides that such person (a) is not and will not become a party to (i) any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given any commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how such person, if elected as a director of the Company, will act or vote on any issue or question (a “Voting Commitment”) that has not been disclosed to the Company, or (ii) any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with such person’s ability to comply, if elected as a director of the Company, with such person’s fiduciary duties under applicable law, (b) is not and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement, or understanding with any person or entity other than the Company with respect to any direct or indirect compensation, reimbursement, or indemnification in connection with service or action as a director that has not been disclosed therein, and (c) in such person’s individual capacity and on behalf of any person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made, would be in compliance, if elected as a director of the Company, and will comply with all applicable publicly disclosed corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality, and stock ownership and trading policies and guidelines of the Company.
In addition, Section 1.5(e) of our Bylaws provide that the stockholder’s notice must set forth the following information (regardless of whether the notice pertains to the nomination of directors or the proposal of other business): (a) the name of each nominee holder of shares owned beneficially but not of record by such stockholder, and the number of shares of stock held by each such nominee holder; (b) whether and the extent to which any derivative instrument, swap, option, warrant, short interest, hedge or profit interest or other transaction has been entered into by or on behalf of such stockholder with respect to stock of the Company, and whether any other agreement, arrangement, or understanding (including any short position or any borrowing or lending of shares of stock) has been made by or on behalf of such stockholder, the effect or intent of any of the foregoing being to mitigate loss to, or to manage risk of stock price changes for, such stockholder or to increase the voting power or pecuniary or economic interest of such stockholder with respect to stock of the Company; (c) a description of all agreements, arrangements, or understandings between such stockholder, and (i) any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such stockholder or (ii) each proposed nominee and any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which the nomination(s) are to be made by such stockholder, as the case may be, and any material interest of such stockholder in such business or nomination, as the case may be, including any anticipated benefit to the stockholder therefrom; (d) a representation that such stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the annual meeting of stockholders to bring such business before the meeting or to nominate the persons named in its notice, as the case may be; and (e) any other information relating to such stockholder that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with the solicitation of proxies with respect to business brought at an annual meeting of stockholders or for election of directors, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The chairperson of the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders may refuse to acknowledge the introduction of any stockholder proposal or director nomination not made in compliance with the foregoing procedures.
In addition to satisfying the foregoing requirements under our Bylaws, stockholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than the Company’s nominees pursuant to the universal proxy rules (once effective) must provide notice that sets forth the information required by Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act, which notice must be postmarked or transmitted electronically to us at our principal executive offices no later than 60 calendar days prior to the first anniversary date of the 2023 Annual Meeting. If the date of the 2024 Annual Meeting is changed by more than 30 calendar days from the anniversary of the 2023 Annual Meeting, then notice must be provided by the later of 60 calendar days prior to the date of the 2024 Annual Meeting or the 10 th calendar day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the 2024 Annual Meeting is first made.
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CERTAIN MATTERS RELATING TO PROXY MATERIALS AND ANNUAL REPORTS
The SEC has adopted rules that permit companies and intermediaries such as brokers to satisfy delivery requirements for proxy statements, with respect to two or more stockholders sharing the same address, by delivering a single proxy statement addressed to those stockholders. This process, which is commonly referred to as “householding,” potentially provides extra convenience for stockholders and cost savings for companies. Medifast and some brokers household proxy materials, delivering a single proxy statement to multiple stockholders sharing an address unless contrary instructions have been received from the affected stockholders. Once stockholders have received notice from their broker or us that materials will be sent in the householding manner to the stockholder’s address, householding will continue until otherwise notified or until the stockholder revokes such consent. If, at any time, stockholders no longer wish to participate in householding and would prefer to receive a separate proxy statement, they should notify their broker if shares are held in a brokerage account, or us if holding registered shares.
Any beneficial owner can request (i) to receive a separate copy of an annual report or proxy statement for this meeting, (ii) to receive separate copies of those materials for future meetings, or (iii) if the stockholder shares an address and wishes to request delivery of a single copy of annual reports or proxy statements if now receiving multiple copies of annual reports or proxy statements, you can make your request in writing to your broker.
Charitable Contributions
Under NYSE 303A.02 (b)(v), the Company is required to report as to whether or not any charitable contributions were made by the Company to any charitable organization for which a Company director served as an executive officer of that organization in an amount greater than $1 million or 2% of such charitable organization’s consolidated gross revenue for the years 2022, 2021, or 2020. The Company did not make any such charitable contributions in excess of those amounts.
Communications with the Board or Its Committees
Stockholders and other parties interested in communicating directly with the Board, non-management directors as a group or individual directors, including Jeffrey J. Brown as Lead Director of the Board in his capacity as the presiding director of executive sessions of non-management directors, may do so by writing to Medifast, Inc., c/o Corporate Secretary, 100 International Drive, 18 th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, indicating to whose attention the communication should be directed. Under a process approved by the Board for handling letters received by the Company and addressed to non-management directors, the Corporate Secretary of the Company reviews all such correspondence and forwards to members of the Audit Committee a summary and/or copies of any such correspondence that, in the opinion of the Corporate Secretary, deal with the functions of the Board or committees thereof, or that the Corporate Secretary otherwise determines requires their attention. Directors may at any time review a log of all correspondence received by the Company and addressed to members of the Board and request copies of any such correspondence.
2022 Annual Report
Any Stockholder who desires an additional copy of the 2022 Annual Report (including the financial statements and financial schedules) may obtain a copy (excluding Exhibits) without charge by addressing a written request to the Office of the General Counsel, Medifast, Inc., 100 International Drive, 18 th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. Exhibits also may be requested, but a charge equal to the reproduction cost thereof will be made. Stockholders may also obtain a copy by visiting the Company’s website (https://ir.medifastinc.com).
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Jason L. Groves, Esq.
Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary
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