On April 16, 2024, John Chevedden announced that it has filed an exempt solicitation statement with Securities and Exchange Commission, requesting the shareholders to vote for a proposal regarding preparation of a report, updated annually, disclosing: 1) Company policy and procedures governing lobbying, both direct and indirect, and grassroots lobbying communications, 2) payments by Company used for (a) direct or indirect lobbying or (b) grassroots lobbying communications, in each case including the amount of the payment and the recipient, 3) Company?s membership in and payments to any tax-exempt organization that writes and endorses model legislation, 4) description of management?s and the Board?s decision-making process and oversight for making payments described above, at the 2024 annual meeting of shareholders.