{"url_path":"/sec/vitl/proxy/2026-04-27/000119312526182084","section_key":"body","section_title":"DEFA14A body","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"DEFA14A","doc_date":"2026-04-27","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579733/0001193125-26-182084-index.html","accession_number":"0001193125-26-182084","cik":"0001579733","ticker":"VITL","issuer_name":"Vital Farms, Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579733/0001193125-26-182084-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001579733","primary_entity_name":"Vital Farms, Inc."},"word_count":620,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"DEFA14A\n1\nd105594ddefa14a.htm\nDEFA14A\n\nDEFA14A\n\n**UNITED STATES**\n\n**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**\n\n**Washington, D.C. 20549**\n\n**SCHEDULE 14A**\n\n**Proxy\nStatement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the**\n\n**Securities Exchange Act of 1934**\n\n**(Amendment No. )**\n\nFiled by the Registrant ☒\n\nFiled by a party other\nthan the Registrant ☐\n\nCheck the appropriate box:\n\n☐\n\nPreliminary Proxy Statement\n\n****☐********\n\n**Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule\n14a-6(e)(2))**\n\n☐\n\nDefinitive Proxy Statement\n\n☒\n\nDefinitive Additional Materials\n\n☐\n\nSoliciting Material Pursuant to §240.14a-12\n\n**Vital Farms, Inc.**\n\n**(Name\nof Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)**\n\n**(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other Than The Registrant)**\n\nPayment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):\n\n☒\n\nNo fee required.\n\n☐\n\nFee paid previously with preliminary materials.\n\n☐\n\nFee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules\n14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.\n\nP.O. BOX 8016, CARY, NC 27512-9903 Your votematters! Vital Farms, Inc. Annual Meeting of Stockholders Wednesday, June 10, 2026 9:00 AM,\nCentral Time Annual Meeting to be held live via the internet. Please visit www.proxydocs.com/VITL for more details. For a convenient way to view proxy materials, VOTE, and obtain directions to attend the meeting go to www.proxydocs.com/VITL To vote\nyour proxy while visiting this site, you will need the 12 digit control number in the box below. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the internet. This is not a ballot. You\ncannot use this notice to vote your shares. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. Under United States Securities and Exchange Commission rules, proxy materials do not\nhave to be delivered in paper. Proxy materials can be distributed by making them available on the internet. You can access the proxy materials at www.proxydocs.com/VITL. If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of the proxy material(s), you\nmust 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, you must make this request on or before May 29, 2026. Meeting Materials: Notice of Annual Meeting\nand Proxy Statement & Annual Report on Form 10-K Important Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials For Stockholders of record as of April 17, 2026 To order paper materials, use one of the following methods. Internet:\nwww.investorelections.com/VITL Call: 1-866-648-8133 Email: paper@investorelections.com * If requesting material by e-mail, please send a blank e-mail with the 12 digit control number (located in the shaded box above) in the subject line. No other\nrequests, instructions OR other inquiries should be included with your e-mail requesting material. Your control number Have the 12 digit control number located in the box above available when you access the website and follow the instructions.\nCopyright © 2026 BetaNXT, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved\n\nVital Farms, Inc. Annual Meeting of Stockholders THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE: “FOR” ALL NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR\nIN PROPOSAL 1 AND “FOR” PROPOSALS 2 AND 3. PROPOSAL 1. To elect the two nominees named in the attached proxy statement as directors to serve on the Board of Directors for a three year term. 1.01 Russell Diez-Canseco 1.02 Kelly Kennedy 2.\nTo ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 27, 2026. 3. To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive\nofficers as disclosed in the proxy statement. NOTE: In their discretion, the Named Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other matters as may be properly brought before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof."}