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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT

SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO.         )

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting

to be held on May 12, 2020, for Chart Industries, Inc.

This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. To view the proxy statement and annual report, go to www.proxydocs.com/GTLS. To submit your proxy while visiting this site, you will need the 12 digit control number in the box below.

 

 

        
          

Under United States Securities and Exchange Commission rules, proxy materials do not have to be delivered in paper. Proxy materials can be distributed by making them available on the Internet. We have chosen to use these procedures for our 2020 Annual Meeting and need YOUR participation.

 

If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of the proxy materials, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. In order to receive a paper package in time for this year’s annual meeting, please make this request on or before May 1, 2020.

 
     
     
     
     
         
     
     

 

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VOTE Online go to: www.proxydocs.com/GTLS

 

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Proxy Materials Available to View or Receive:

1. Proxy Statement    2. Annual Report

Printed materials may be requested by one of the following methods:

 

 

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Company Notice of Annual Meeting                        

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            Date:     May 12, 2020

            Time:     9:00 A.M. (Eastern Time)

            Place:    Renaissance Atlanta Airport Gateway Hotel, 2081 Convention

                            Center Concourse, Atlanta, GA 30337*

The purpose of the Annual Meeting is to take action on the following proposals:

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote “FOR” the following.

 

1.    Election of Directors

       
       Nominees   01 Carey Chen   03 Steven W. Krablin   05 Michael L. Molinini  
  02 Jillian C. Evanko   04 Singleton B. McAllister   06 David M. Sagehorn  

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote “FOR” the following.

 

2.   Proposal 2 - To ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020
3.   Proposal 3 - Advisory vote on compensation of named executive officers

 

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As part of our contingency planning regarding the coronavirus (or COVID-19), we are preparing for the possibility that the Annual Meeting may be held solely by means of remote communication. If we take this step, we will announce the decision to do so in advance through a public filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and details will be available on our website.