DEFA14A 1 tm261397d3_defa14a.htm DEFA14A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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*Please check the meeting materials for any special requirements for meeting attendance. Smartphone users Point your camera here and vote without entering a control number Your Vote Counts! For complete information and to vote, visit www.ProxyVote.com Control # V89678-P44486 You invested in WESTROCK COFFEE COMPANY and it’s time to vote! You have the right to vote on proposals being presented at the Annual Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy materials for the stockholder meeting to be held on June 5, 2026. Vote Virtually at the Meeting* June 5, 2026 8:00 a.m. (Central Time) WESTROCK COFFEE COMPANY 2026 Annual Meeting to be held Virtually on June 5, 2026 8:00 a.m. CT Vote by 10:59 p.m. CT June 4, 2026 Get informed before you vote View the Notice and Proxy Statement and Annual Report online OR you can receive a free paper or email copy of the material(s) by requesting prior to May 22, 2026. If you would like to request a copy of the material(s) for this and/or future stockholder meetings, you may (1) visit www.ProxyVote.com, (2) call 1-800-579-1639 or (3) send an email to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. If sending an email, please include your control number (indicated below) in the subject line. Unless requested, you will not otherwise receive a paper or email copy. The Company will be hosting the meeting live via the internet this year. To attend the meeting via the internet, please go to www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WEST2026 and be sure to have the control number that is printed above.

Vote at www.ProxyVote.com V89679-P44486 Voting Items Board Recommends THIS IS NOT A VOTABLE BALLOT This is an overview of the proposals being presented at the upcoming stockholder meeting. Please follow the instructions on the reverse side to vote these important matters. WESTROCK COFFEE COMPANY 2026 Annual Meeting Vote by June 4, 2026 10:59 PM CT 1. Election of Directors Nominees: 1a. Mark A. Edmunds For 1b. Joe T. Ford For 1c. Kenneth M. Parent For 1d. Oluwatoyin Umesiri For 2. To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountant for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. For NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof will be voted on by the proxy holders in their discretion.

SEC Form DEFA14A filed by Westrock Coffee Company