Mar 15, 2019   SOURCE: BusinessWire

Ford Releases 2019 Preliminary Proxy Statement and Announces Virtual Annual Meeting Date

Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) today published a 2019 preliminary proxy statement and announced the date for the company’s virtual annual meeting.

Ford’s 2019 preliminary proxy statement outlines four company proposals and three shareholder proposals. Company proposals include the election of 13 directors, an advisory vote on the compensation of this year’s named executive officers and approval of the tax benefit preservation plan. The SEC requires a preliminary proxy filing for non-standard items such as the shareholder vote on the tax benefit preservation plan. The company’s definitive proxy statement will be filed March 29.

The virtual annual meeting will take place at 8:30 a.m. EDT, Thursday, May 9, enabling shareholders to listen, vote and submit questions by logging in at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/FORD2019. Broadridge Financial Solutions, a financial services technology firm, will once again help facilitate the meeting.

Ford’s 2019 preliminary proxy statement and details of the virtual annual meeting can be viewed at www.shareholder.ford.com in the Financials section under SEC Filings.

About Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company is a global company based in Dearborn, Michigan. The company designs, manufactures, markets and services a full line of Ford cars, trucks, SUVs, electrified vehicles and Lincoln luxury vehicles, provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company and is pursuing leadership positions in electrification, autonomous vehicles and mobility solutions. Ford employs approximately 199,000 people worldwide. For more information regarding Ford, its products and Ford Motor Credit Company, please visit www.corporate.ford.com.

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