HD Supply to Host its Annual Meeting of Stockholders in Virtual Format

ATLANTA, April 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: HDS), one of the largest industrial distributors in North America, today announced that the location of its annual meeting has been changed to a virtual format only, due to the public health and safety concerns related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and recommendations and orders from governmental authorities.

As previously announced, the annual meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time. Online access to the meeting will begin at 10:45 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Stockholders will not be able to attend the annual meeting in person.

Attending the Virtual Meeting
If you were a registered or restricted stockholder on the March 23, 2020 record date, you can attend the virtual meeting by accessing https://web.lumiagm.com/263190380, click “I have a login,” enter the control number found on the proxy card or notice of availability of proxy materials that you previously received, then enter the meeting password “HDSupply2020!”. If you have misplaced your 11-digit control number, please call American Stock Transfer and Trust Company LLC at [phone]. The meeting ID 263-190-380.

If your shares are held in “street name” through a broker, bank or other nominee, you must register in advance to attend the virtual meeting. To register, obtain a legal proxy from the bank, broker or other nominee that is the record holder of your shares and then submit the legal proxy, proof of your share ownership on the March 23, 2020 record date, and your name and email address to American Stock Transfer and Trust Company LLC to receive an 11-digit control number that may be used to access the virtual meeting site. Any control number that was previously provided with your proxy materials, likely a 16-digit number, will not provide access to the virtual meeting site. Requests for registration should be labeled as “Legal Proxy” and must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on May 11, 2020. Submit your registration request and supporting documentation by: (1) email to [e-mail]; (2) facsimile to 718-765-8730, or (3) mail to American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, Attn: Proxy Tabulation Department, 6201 15 Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219. Obtaining a legal proxy may take several days and you are advised to register as far in advance as possible. Once you have obtained your 11-digit control number from American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, please follow the steps set forth above for registered stockholders to attend the virtual meeting.