DEFA14A 1 formdefa14a.htm DEFA14A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

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COFFEE HOLDING CO. INC.	REQUEST ID:

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS

FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

	DATE:	WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2026
	TIME:	3:00 P.M. EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME
	LOCATION:	HTTPS://EDGE.MEDIA-SERVER.COM/MMC/GO/JVA2026AGM

HOW TO REQUEST PAPER COPIES OF OUR MATERIALS

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PROXY-ID@EQUINITI.COM
INCLUDE YOUR CONTROL ID IN YOUR EMAIL.

THIS COMMUNICATION REPRESENTS A NOTICE TO ACCESS A MORE COMPLETE SET OF PROXY MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO YOU ON THE INTERNET. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO ACCESS AND REVIEW ALL OF THE IMPORTANT INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE PROXY MATERIALS BEFORE VOTING. THE PROXY STATEMENT IS AVAILABLE AT: HTTPS://WWW.IPROXYDIRECT.COM/JVA

IF YOU WANT TO RECEIVE A PAPER COPY OF THE PROXY MATERIALS YOU MUST REQUEST ONE. THERE IS NO CHARGE TO YOU FOR REQUESTING A COPY. TO FACILITATE TIMELY DELIVERY PLEASE MAKE THE REQUEST, AS INSTRUCTED ABOVE, BEFORE OCTOBER 7, 2026.

YOU MAY ENTER YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTIONS AT HTTPS://WWW.IPROXYDIRECT.COM/JVA

UNTIL 11:59 PM EASTERN TIME OCTOBER 27, 2026.

THE PURPOSES OF THIS MEETING ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1.	TO ELECT ONE DIRECTOR TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO HOLD OFFICE FOR THE FOLLOWING THREE YEARS UNTIL HIS SUCCESSOR IS ELECTED:

	a.	DAVID GORDON

2.	TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF CBIZ CPAS P.C. (“CBIZ”) AS THE COMPANY’S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 31, 2026;

3.	TO HOLD AN ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION;


4.	TO TRANSACT ANY OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING.

PURSUANT TO SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION RULES, YOU ARE RECEIVING THIS NOTICE THAT THE PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING ARE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ABOVE TO VIEW THE MATERIALS AND VOTE OR REQUEST PRINTED COPIES.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS FIXED THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2026 AS THE RECORD DATE FOR THE DETERMINATION OF STOCKHOLDERS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING AND TO VOTE THE SHARES OF OUR COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001 PER SHARE, THEY HELD ON THAT DATE AT THE MEETING OR ANY POSTPONEMENT OR ADJOURNMENT OF THE MEETING.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE ‘FOR’ PROPOSAL 1, 2, AND 3.

PLEASE NOTE - THIS IS NOT A PROXY CARD - YOU CANNOT VOTE BY RETURNING THIS CARD

COFFEE HOLDING CO INC.

C/O ISSUER DIRECT COMPLIANCE

1110 CENTRE POINT CURVE

STE 101

MENDOTA HEIGHTS MN 55120

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DURHAM NC

PERMIT # 302

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