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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The Procter & Gamble Company

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On October 4, 2017, The Procter & Gamble Company distributed the following communication and may in the future send or use the same or substantially similar communications from time to time:

Colleagues,

All proxy votes for shares held in P&G Plans (see list below) must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EDT tonight, October 4th.

This refers to the light blue and white form printed on light-weight paper stock. Voting online is simple and fast. Simply go to www.proxyvote.com, and submit your control number. The site will indicate if a vote for a control number has already been submitted.

As you consider your vote, you might find this editorial of interest, posted this morning from a Cincinnati-based news outlet.

Vote no on Nelson, send him back to Wall Street - WCPO

Thank you.

The Vote Blue Team

P&G Plan Shares

 

  •   Procter & Gamble International Stock Ownership Plan (“ISOP”)

 

  •   Procter & Gamble Profit Sharing Trust and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“PST Plan”)

 

  •   Procter & Gamble Savings Plan (i.e., 401k) (“Savings Plan”)

 

  •   Profit Sharing Retirement Plan of The Procter & Gamble Commercial Company (“Puerto Rico Profit Sharing Plan”)

 

  •   Procter & Gamble Commercial Company Employees’ Savings Plan (“Puerto Rico Savings Plan”)

 

  •   Gillette Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“Gillette ESOP”)

Important Additional Information and Where to Find It

The Company has filed a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A and form of associated BLUE Proxy Card with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in connection with the solicitation of proxies for its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Definitive Proxy Statement”). The Company, its directors and certain of its executive officers will be participants in the solicitation of proxies from shareholders in respect of the 2017 Annual Meeting. Information regarding the names of the Company’s directors and executive officers and their respective interests in the Company by security holdings or otherwise is set forth in the Definitive Proxy Statement. Details concerning the nominees of the Company’s Board of Directors for election at the 2017 Annual Meeting are included in the Definitive Proxy Statement. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION, INVESTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ARE URGED TO READ ALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH OR FURNISHED TO THE SEC, INCLUDING THE COMPANY’S DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT AND ANY SUPPLEMENTS THERETO AND ACCOMPANYING BLUE PROXY CARD, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Shareholders may obtain a free copy of the Definitive Proxy Statement and other relevant documents that the Company files with the SEC from the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov or the Company’s website at http://www.pginvestor.com as soon as reasonably practicable after such materials are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC.