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FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC.

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April 25, 2025

Dear Shareholders,

Thank you for your continued trust and commitment to Fresh Del Monte. Our company remains steadfast in its mission to drive sustainable growth and shareholder value through a strategy rooted in innovation, disciplined execution, and market leadership. As we reflect on 2024, I am pleased to share key achievements that have propelled our business forward and offer insights into the opportunities that lie ahead.

Last year, I laid out a vision to leverage our core strengths—pineapples, fresh-cut, and residuals—to build a more resilient and agile Fresh Del Monte. Over the past year, we have delivered on that commitment, strengthening our market position and improving profitability. Our fresh and value-added products segment—including pineapples and fresh-cut fruit—delivered strong results, driving growth and expanding company gross margins through strategic focus and operational improvements.

With this momentum, we plan to further strengthen our leadership in the global pineapple category—a cornerstone of our growth strategy. Since launching Rubyglow® pineapple—a luxury variety with a striking red shell and exceptional sweetness—in China in 2024, strong consumer interest has driven its availability in the U.S. and Europe. This success builds on the popularity of Pinkglow® pineapple and Honeyglow® pineapple, which, alongside our original Del Monte Gold®, have redefined premium pineapples. As demand continues to outpace supply, we are scaling our sourcing capabilities and expanding into new markets to meet growing consumer interest. Our focus remains on innovation, quality, and global expansion to strengthen our position as the industry leader.

At the same time, we are strengthening our fresh-cut business, another key driver of long-term growth. In 2024, we prioritized expanding our customer base and optimizing fresh-cut operations, introducing new efficiencies, and investing in our facilities worldwide. These advancements have positioned us to scale our fresh-cut program into a sustained profit center, allowing us to meet growing demand while improving operational effectiveness.

Beyond fresh produce, we continue to explore ways to maximize the value of our agricultural byproducts. In 2024, we officially launched our Biomass Business, transforming residuals from our farms into innovative solutions. As part of this initiative, we inaugurated a state-of-the-art biofertilizer plant in Kenya, converting pineapple residues into environmentally friendly biofertilizers. These products not only support regenerative agriculture but also create new revenue streams. The potential within our residuals is vast—from sustainable farming practices to natural flavors, health applications, and eco-friendly materials. We are actively exploring these opportunities to generate value across our ecosystem—from the environment to consumers, business partners, and shareholders.

These efforts are part of our broader commitment to sustainability—a fundamental pillar of our business. In October 2024, we achieved a major milestone: meeting our Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions reduction targets seven years ahead of schedule—a testament to our dedication to responsible business practices. This accomplishment was recognized with the SEAL Business Sustainability Award, further reinforcing our leadership in environmental stewardship.

As we move into 2025, we intend to build on this strong foundation with a clear focus: expanding our leadership in the pineapple category, growing our fresh-cut business globally, and pioneering new ways to maximize the value of our biomass. Through disciplined execution and a relentless commitment to continuous improvement, we will continue turning challenges into opportunities—creating lasting value for our shareholders, customers, and communities. Reflecting our confidence in the company’s long-term growth, we have increased our quarterly dividend for the third consecutive year and implemented a $150 million stock repurchase program, all while maintaining a strong balance sheet.

Thank you for your continued trust and partnership. We look forward to another year of progress together.

Sincerely,

Mohammad Abu-Ghazaleh

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

NOTICE OF 2025 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

DATE AND TIME:

Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM., Eastern Time

PLACE:

The 2025 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (or “Annual General Meeting”) will be held exclusively online at meetnow.global/MZM7HZZ through a live internet webcast. You can find instructions on how to access the Annual General Meeting in the section of this proxy statement called “Questions and Answers About Our Annual General Meeting.”

ITEMS OF BUSINESS:

Transact other business properly presented at the Annual General Meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof.

RECORD DATE:

The board of directors has fixed April 14, 2025, as the record date for the Annual General Meeting. This means that only shareholders as of the close of business on that date are entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Annual General Meeting.

We mailed a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials containing instructions on how to access

our proxy statement and annual report on or about April 25, 2025.

Our proxy statement and annual report are available online at www.envisionreports.com/FDP.

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.

c/o Del Monte Fresh Produce Company

241 Sevilla Avenue, Coral Gables, FL 33134

Table of Contents

PROXY S UMMARY

This proxy summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this proxy statement, which is first being sent or made available to shareholders on or about April 25, 2025. You should read the entire proxy statement carefully before voting. For more information regarding our 2024 performance, please review our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 2024 fiscal year.

2025 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

VOTING MATTERS AND BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS

VOTING AT THE VIRTUAL MEETING

If you hold your Ordinary Shares of the Company, or Ordinary Shares, with our transfer agent, Computershare Investor Services, then you or your proxyholder may attend the virtual-only Annual General Meeting, participate, vote, ask questions, and examine a list of the shareholders of record entitled to vote at the Annual General Meeting by accessing meetnow.global/MZM7HZZ and entering the 15-digit control number on your proxy card.

If you hold your Ordinary Shares through an intermediary, like a broker or a bank, you must register in advance to attend the virtual-only Annual General Meeting. To register, you must obtain a legal proxy, executed in your favor, from the record holder of your Ordinary Shares and submit proof of your legal proxy reflecting the number of Ordinary Shares you held as of the record date, as well as your name and email address, to Computershare Investor Services. Please refer to the section entitled “ Questions and Answers About Our Annual General Meeting ” below and the question “ How Do I Vote ?” for more information. Your request must be received no later than 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time on June 2, 2025.

VISION AND GOALS

Our vision is to inspire healthy lifestyles through wholesome and convenient products. Our long-term strategy is founded on six goals:

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2024 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

In 2024, we achieved strong financial and operational performance, reflecting our disciplined execution, strategic investments, and commitment to delivering value to shareholders. We successfully mitigated margin pressures through pricing strategies, operational efficiencies, and a focus on profitable sales. As a result, gross profit for the full year rose to $357.9 million from $350.7 million in the prior year, with gross margin increasing to 8.4%, compared with 8.1% in 2023. Net income attributable to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. for the full year of 2024 was $142.2 million, a significant turnaround from the $11.4 million net loss reported in the previous year.

We continued to execute on our long-term growth strategy, making meaningful progress in key areas such as pineapple leadership, fresh-cut expansion, and avocado sourcing diversification. The expansion of premium pineapple varieties, including Rubyglow®, Pinkglow®, and Honeyglow®, strengthened our position in the high-margin, value-added category. Investments in fresh-cut automation and efficiency improvements, particularly in North America, further enhanced our operational capabilities.

In line with our ongoing commitment to returning capital to shareholders, we increased our quarterly dividend to $0.30 per share in the first quarter of 2025. Additionally, our Board approved a $150 million share repurchase program during the first quarter of 2025, further demonstrating confidence in our long-term strategy and financial strength.

OVERVIEW OF OUR DIRECTORS

We seek to have a Board of independent directors that bring to us a wide range of viewpoints and experiences. Our Board consists of directors with a diversity of age, gender and ethnicity and a range of tenure, with our longer-serving directors providing important institutional knowledge and experience and our newer directors bringing fresh perspectives to deliberations.

GOVERNANCE AND EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION HIGHLIGHTS

Our corporate governance practices and executive compensation standards include:

PROXY STATEMENT

QUESTION S AND ANSWERS ABOUT OUR ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

What am I voting on?

At the Annual General Meeting, you will be asked to vote on the following proposals. Our Board recommendation for each of these proposals is set forth below.

We also will consider other business that properly comes before the meeting in accordance with the laws of the Cayman Islands and our Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association. However, the Board is not aware of any other matters to be presented for action at the Annual General Meeting.

Who can vote?

Holders of our Ordinary Shares at the close of business on April 14, 2025, are entitled to vote their Ordinary Shares at the Annual General Meeting. As of April 14, 2025, there were 47,854,123 Ordinary Shares issued, outstanding and entitled to vote. Each Ordinary Share issued and outstanding is entitled to one vote.

What constitutes a quorum, and why is a quorum required?

We are required to have a quorum of shareholders present to conduct business at the meeting. The presence at the meeting, in person or by proxy (which includes attending the Annual General Meeting via the internet webcast), of the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares on April 14, 2025, will constitute a quorum, permitting us to conduct the business of the meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes are counted as present for purposes of determining a quorum, if the shareholder or proxy representing the shareholder is present at the meeting. Ordinary Shares for which we have received executed proxies will be counted for purposes of establishing a quorum at the meeting, regardless of how or whether such Ordinary Shares are voted on any specific proposal.

What is the difference between a “shareholder of record” and a “street name” holder?

If your Ordinary Shares are registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Computershare Investor Services, you are considered a “shareholder of record” or a “registered shareholder” of those Ordinary Shares. In this case, your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (“Notice”) has been sent to you directly by us.

If your Ordinary Shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a bank, trust or other nominee or custodian, you are considered the “beneficial owner” of those shares, which are held in “street name.” A Notice has been forwarded to you by or on behalf of your broker or other nominee, who is considered the shareholder of record of those shares. As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker or other nominee how to vote your Ordinary Shares by following the instructions for voting set forth in the Notice.

Why did I receive a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials in the mail instead of a paper copy of the proxy materials?

Pursuant to the rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, we have elected to provide shareholders access to our proxy materials over the Internet. We believe that the e-proxy process will expedite our shareholders’ receipt of proxy materials, lower the costs of distribution and reduce the environmental impact of our Annual General Meeting. Accordingly, we are sending a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, which we refer to as the “Notice,” to our shareholders on or about April 25, 2025, at the close of business. The Notice contains instructions on how to access our proxy statement and annual report and vote online. If you received a Notice and would like to receive a

printed copy of our proxy materials from us instead of downloading a printable version from the Internet, please follow the instructions included in the Notice for requesting such materials at no charge.

How do I vote?

If you hold your Ordinary Shares in your own name as a holder of record with our transfer agent, Computershare Investor Services, you may vote at the Annual General Meeting or by proxy as follows:

If your Ordinary Shares are held in “street name” through a broker, bank or other nominee, you will receive instructions from that organization that you must follow in order to have your shares voted. If you want to attend and vote at the virtual-only meeting, you must obtain a legal proxy from your broker, bank or other nominee, register to attend and access the meeting. Please forward the email you receive from your broker or bank, or send an image of your legal proxy, to legalproxy@computershare.com. You may also send it to Computershare Investor Services by mail at:

Computershare Investor Services

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. Legal Proxy

P.O. Box 43078

Providence, RI 02940-3078

You must label your request to register as “Legal Proxy.” Your request must be received no later than 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time on June 2, 2025. You will then receive a confirmation of your registration, with a control number, by email from Computershare Investor Services. At the time of the meeting, go to meetnow.global/MZM7HZZ and enter your control number.

What are the requirements to elect the director nominees and to approve each of the proposals in this proxy statement?

Under the laws of the Cayman Islands and our Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, directors are elected and the ratification of auditors is deemed approved when they are approved by an “Ordinary Resolution” which is defined as simple majority of the votes cast by such Shareholders on such matter as, being entitled to do so, in person or by proxy. Proposal 3 is a non-binding advisory vote. This means that while we ask shareholders to approve a resolution regarding Say on Pay, it is not an action that requires shareholder approval.

Abstentions will have no effect on the outcome of the vote for any of the Proposals under Cayman Islands law.

What if I am a beneficial owner and do not give the nominee voting instructions?

If you are a beneficial owner and your shares are held in “street name,” the broker is bound by the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE, regarding whether or not it can exercise discretionary voting power for any particular proposal if the broker has not received voting instructions from you. Brokers have the authority to vote shares for which their customers do not provide voting instructions on certain routine matters. A broker non-vote occurs when a broker returns a proxy but does not vote on a particular proposal because the broker does not have discretionary authority to vote on the proposal and has not received specific voting instructions for the proposal from the beneficial owner of the shares. Broker non-votes are considered to be present at the meeting for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum, but are not counted as votes cast.

The table below sets forth, for each proposal on the ballot, whether a broker can exercise discretion and vote your shares absent your instructions and, if not, the impact of such broker non-vote on the approval of the proposal.

What if I sign and return my proxy without making any selections?

If you sign and return your proxy without making any selections, your shares will be voted “FOR” each of the director nominees in Proposal 1 and “FOR” Proposals 2 and 3. If other matters properly come before the meeting, the proxy holders will have the authority to vote on those matters for you in their discretion.

How do I change my vote?

A shareholder of record may revoke his or her proxy by giving written notice of revocation to our Corporate Secretary, Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., c/o Del Monte Fresh Produce Company, 241 Sevilla Avenue, Coral Gables, Florida 33134, before the meeting, by delivering a later-dated proxy (either in writing, by telephone or over the Internet), provided that the new proxy card is received by Computershare Investor Services, P.O. Box 43078, Providence, Rhode Island, 02940-3078 prior to the closing of the polls at the Annual General Meeting, or by attending and voting at the virtual-only Annual General Meeting.

If your shares are held in “street name,” you may change your vote by following your broker’s or other nominee’s procedures for revoking or changing your proxy.

What shares are covered by my proxy card?

Your proxy reflects all shares owned by you at the close of business on April 14, 2025.

What does it mean if I receive more than one proxy card?

If you receive more than one proxy card, it means that you hold shares in more than one account. To ensure that all of your shares are voted, you should sign and return each proxy card. Alternatively, if you vote by telephone or via the Internet, you will need to vote once for each proxy card and voting instruction card you receive.

Who can attend the Annual General Meeting?

Only shareholders as of April 14, 2025, the record date, and our invited guests are permitted to attend the Annual General Meeting. If you held your Ordinary Shares as of the record date as a shareholder of record, then you or your proxyholder may attend the virtual-only Annual General Meeting, participate, vote, ask questions, and examine a list of the shareholders of record entitled to vote at the Annual General Meeting by accessing meetnow.global/MZM7HZZ and entering the 15-digit control number on your proxy card.

If you held your Ordinary Shares as of the record date in “street name” through an intermediary, like a broker or a bank, you must register in advance to attend the virtual-only Annual General Meeting. To register, you must obtain a legal proxy, executed in your favor, from the record holder of your Ordinary Shares and submit proof of your legal proxy reflecting the number of Ordinary Shares you held as of the record date, as described above under “How Do I Vote?”

Can I attend the Annual General Meeting if I don’t have a legal proxy or have lost my control number?

Yes. If you have misplaced your control number, you may access the meeting as a guest by going to meetnow.global/MZM7HZZ, but you will not be able to vote during the Annual General Meeting or ask questions.

Will I be able to ask questions at the Annual General Meeting?

Shareholders of record and beneficial owners who have logged in to the Annual General Meeting with a control number as described above may submit questions any time before or during the Annual General Meeting by clicking on the message icon in the upper right-hand corner of the broadcast screen. After the business portion of the Annual General Meeting concludes, we will answer questions that have been submitted that are pertinent to the items being brought before the shareholder vote at the Annual General Meeting, as time permits and in accordance with our Rules of Conduct for the Annual General Meeting.

If I plan to attend the Annual General Meeting, should I still vote by proxy?

Yes. Casting your vote in advance does not affect your right to attend the Annual General Meeting. If you send in your proxy card and also attend the Annual General Meeting, you do not need to vote again at the Annual General Meeting, unless you want to change your vote. You may attend and vote online during the virtual-only Annual General Meeting by accessing the Annual General Meeting as described above and clicking on the vote option link before the polls close.

Where can I find the voting results of the Annual General Meeting?

We will announce the results for the proposals voted upon at the Annual General Meeting and publish the final detailed voting results in a Form 8-K filed within four business days after the Annual General Meeting.

Who should I call with other questions?

If you have additional questions about this proxy statement or the meeting or would like additional copies of this proxy statement or our annual report, please contact: Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., c/o Del Monte Fresh Produce Company, 241 Sevilla Avenue, Coral Gables, Florida 33134, Attention: Investor Relations, Telephone: (305) 520-8433.

PR OPOSAL 1—ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Introduction

Our Second Amended and Restated Memorandum of Association provides that our Board must consist of between three and nine directors. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines require that a majority of our board shall be directors who meet the independence standards of the NYSE with one of the independent directors serving as the lead independent director. Our Board is divided into three classes and currently consists of eight directors, of whom five are independent directors (ID) and three are non-independent directors. The non-independent directors together represent the largest single owner of Ordinary Shares. We believe that the classified board is the most effective way for the Board to be organized because it ensures a greater level of certainty of continuity from year to year, provides stability in near term operational performance balanced with long term investments, and allows for the refresh of experience to meet the evolving needs of the Company. As a result of the three classes, at each annual general meeting, directors are elected for a three-year term. Class terms expire on a rolling basis so that one class of directors is elected each year.

Our current directors and classifications are as follows:

The terms of the three current Class I directors expire at the Annual General Meeting. The Governance Committee recommended to the Board for nomination, and the Board has nominated each of Amir Abu-Ghazaleh, Mary Ann Cloyd and Charles Beard, Jr. for re-election.

Each of Amir Abu-Ghazaleh, Mary Ann Cloyd and Charles Beard, Jr. have consented to serve if elected. If any director nominee is unable or unwilling to serve at the time of the election, the proxy holders may vote for another person, or persons, in their discretion. A director nominee who fails to receive a majority of the votes cast will be required to submit his or her resignation as a director. The Board will then consider all the facts and circumstances relative to the continued service of such director before accepting or declining such resignation.

We believe that each of our directors and director nominees possesses the experience, skills and qualities to fully perform his or her duties as a director and contribute to our success. Our director nominees were nominated because each is of high ethical character, highly accomplished in his or her field with superior credentials and recognition, has a reputation, both personal and professional, that is consistent with our image and reputation, has the ability to exercise sound business judgment, and is able to dedicate sufficient time to fulfilling his or her obligations as a director. Our directors as a group complement each other and each of their respective experiences, skills and qualities so that collectively the Board operates in an effective, collegial and responsive manner.

Dire ctor Skills, Experience and Background

The Board regularly reviews the skills, experience, and background that it believes are desirable to be represented on the Board and that align with our strategic vision, business and operations. The following is a summary and description of some of the skills, experience and background that our continuing directors and director nominees bring to the Board. The directors’ biographies note each director’s relevant skills, experience and qualifications relative to this list.

Director/Di rector Nominee Biographies

Each director and director nominee’s principal occupation and other pertinent information about particular experiences, qualifications, attributes and skills that led the Board to conclude that such person should serve as a director appears on the following pages.

Director Nominees

Class I Directors

Term To Expire at the 2028 Annual General Meeting

Continuing Directors

Class II Directors

Term to Expire at the 2026 Annual General Meeting

Class III Directors

Term To Expire at the 2027 Annual General Meeting

COR PORATE GOVERNANCE

Cor porate Governance Guidelines

Our business and affairs are managed with oversight from our Board. Our Board believes that good corporate governance is a critical factor in achieving business success and in fulfilling the Board’s responsibilities to shareholders. Our Board has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines that provide the framework for the governance of our Company. These guidelines are available on our website at www.freshdelmonte.com under the “Investor Relations” tab.

Highlights of our Corporate Governance Guidelines

Board Le adership Structure

Our Board has not adopted a formal policy regarding the need to separate or combine the offices of Chairman of the Board and CEO and instead the Board remains free to make this determination from time to time in a manner that seems most appropriate for our Company. Our CEO, Mohammad Abu-Ghazaleh, is also the Chairman of our Board. The Board currently believes that our Company and our shareholders are best served by having Mr. Abu-Ghazaleh hold both positions, given that he has the primary responsibility for managing our day-to-day operations and therefore has a detailed and in-depth knowledge of the issues, opportunities and challenges facing us and our businesses. Our Board also believes that the CEO serving as Chairman of the Board further promotes information flow between management and the Board and enhances the quality of the Board’s overall decision-making process.

Lead Ind ependent Director

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that if the position of the Chairman of the Board is held by the Chief Executive Officer or any other non-independent director, then the independent directors shall, upon recommendation of the Governance Committee and by majority vote of independent directors, appoint a lead independent director. Mr. Berthelot currently serves as our lead independent director. The duties of the lead independent director include:

Director I ndependence

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that the Board must have a majority of directors who are independent as required by NYSE listing standards. Each year, the Board undertakes a review of director independence, which includes a review of each director’s or nominee’s responses to questionnaires asking about any relationships with us. This review is designed to identify and evaluate any transactions or relationships between a director or nominee or any member of his or her immediate family and us, or members of our senior management or other members of our Board, and all relevant facts and circumstances regarding any such transactions or relationships. Consistent with these considerations, our Board affirmatively determined that each of the individuals listed below are independent directors under NYSE listing standards and as such term is defined in Rule 10A-3(b)(1) under the Exchange Act.

Meet ings of the Board

The Board held 6 meetings during 2024. Each incumbent director attended at least 75% of the aggregate of (1) the total number of meetings of the Board during the period in which he or she was a director and (2) the total number of meetings of all Committees on which he or she served during the period in which he or she was a director. It is the policy of the Board to encourage its members to attend our Annual General Meeting, but it is not required. All members of the Board in 2024 were present at our 2024 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.

All of our independent directors meet in executive session (without management present) in connection with each scheduled Board meeting. Mr. Berthelot currently serves as the presiding director over all executive sessions of the non-employee directors. In addition, our independent directors meet separately, without the participation of directors who do not qualify as independent directors.

Board Co mmittees

The Board has the following three standing Committees: Audit, Compensation and Governance. The Board has adopted a written charter for each of these Committees. Committee charters are available on our website at www.freshdelmonte.com under the “Investor Relations” tab. Each Committee conducts at least an annual review of and revises its respective charter, if necessary. The following table shows the members of each of the Board’s Committees and the number of Committee meetings held during the 2024 fiscal year.

(1) Ms. Tauber Marcus served on the Governance Committee until April 30, 2024.

Audit Committee

Financial Expertise . The Board determined that each member of the Audit Committee is financially literate, knowledgeable and qualified to review financial statements. In addition, the Board has determined that Mary Ann Cloyd, Michael J. Berthelot, and Lori Tauber Marcus each qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by SEC rules.

Compensation Committee

Role of Independent Compensation Consultant . The Compensation Committee has the sole authority to retain compensation consultants or advisors to assist it in fulfilling its responsibilities, including evaluating and determining executive and director compensation, and in fulfilling its other responsibilities. In 2024, the Compensation Committee engaged Willis Towers Watson (“WTW”) as its independent compensation consultant. WTW’s work with the Committee included analyses, advice, guidance and recommendations on executive and director compensation levels versus peers, and market trends. In addition, in 2024, WTW conducted a review of our current peer group to ensure that it continues to serve as an appropriate benchmark for executive and director compensation levels and practices for 2025. WTW also reviewed our long-term incentive practices and provided updates on executive compensation trends and developments. WTW will continue to work with the Committee to provide it with analyses, advice, guidance and recommendations on executive and director compensation versus peers, market trends and incentive plan designs. WTW was engaged exclusively by the Compensation Committee on executive and director compensation matters and does not have any other consulting arrangements with the Company. The Committee took into consideration the consultant’s analyses, advice, guidance and recommendations in recommending changes to Board and executive compensation. The Committee considered the independence of WTW and determined that no conflicts of interest exist. For more information regarding the role of the compensation consultant, see the disclosure under “ Compensation Discussion & Analysis—Compensation Setting Process—Role of Independent Compensation Consultant .”

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation . During the 2024 fiscal year, Michael J. Berthelot, Charles Beard, Jr. and Lori Tauber Marcus served as Compensation Committee members. None of these individuals were, during 2024, an officer or employee of our Company, or was formerly an officer of our Company. There were no transactions in 2024 between the Company and any directors who served as Compensation Committee members for any part of 2024 that would require disclosure by us under SEC rules requiring disclosure of certain relationships and related party transactions. During 2024, none of our executive officers served as a director of another entity, one of whose executive officers served on the Compensation Committee, and none of our executive officers served as a member of the compensation committee of another entity, whose executive officers served as a member of our Board.

Governance Committee

The Nomination Process

In considering each director nominee for the Annual General Meeting, the Board and the Governance Committee evaluate such person’s background, qualifications, attributes and skills to serve as a director. The Board and the Governance Committee also evaluate each of the director’s contributions to the Board and role in the operation of the Board as a whole.

Consideration of Director Nominees . The Governance Committee considers possible candidates for nominees for directors from many sources, including management and shareholders. The Governance Committee evaluates the suitability of potential candidates nominated by shareholders in the same manner as director nominees and other candidates recommended to the Governance Committee, in accordance with the following criteria:

In connection with the selection of any new director nominee, the Governance Committee will assess the skills and experience of the Board, as a whole, and of each of the individual directors. The Governance Committee will then seek to identify those qualifications and experience sought in any new candidate in light of the criteria described above that will maintain a balance of knowledge, experience and skills on the Board and produce an effective Board. The Governance Committee has the authority to engage the services of executive search firms to assist the Governance Committee and the Board in identifying and evaluating potential director candidates. Following the identification of director candidates, such individuals will be interviewed by the Chairman and CEO and a majority of the Governance Committee members. The Governance Committee will consider the results of the interviews and will decide whether to recommend, and the Board will decide whether to approve, the candidate’s appointment as a director.

While the Board does not have a formal diversity policy, as a matter of practice, the Board considers diversity in the context of the Board as a whole and takes into account, among other factors, considerations relating to ethnicity, gender, cultural diversity and the range of perspectives that the directors bring to their work.

Shareholder Nominations of Director Candidates . Our Governance Committee has adopted policies addressing the procedures by which shareholders may recommend director nominees. A shareholder desiring the Governance Committee to consider any person for nomination for election to the Board must deliver a written submission to the Governance Committee in care of the Secretary, Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., c/o Del Monte Fresh Produce Company, 241 Sevilla Avenue, Coral Gables, Florida 33134. Such submission must include (i) the candidate’s name and contact information; (ii) a detailed resume of the candidate and a statement explaining the qualifications of the candidate that, in the view of the candidate and/or the shareholder, would make such person a suitable director and a description of the candidate’s reasons for seeking election as a director, which description must include any plans or proposals that such person or the shareholder may have that relate to, or would result in any of the actions described in Item 4 of Schedule 13D (or any successor provision) under the Exchange Act; (iii) a statement of whether the candidate meets applicable law and listing requirements pertaining to director independence; (iv) a description of all direct and indirect compensation and other material monetary agreements, arrangements and understandings during the past three years, and other material relationships, between or among the candidate, the shareholder (and/or any beneficial owner on whose behalf the recommendation is made) and its affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the one hand, and the candidate and his or her respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith; (v) any information relating to the candidate, the shareholder and their respective affiliates or associates that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy solicitation for the election of directors of the Company pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act or otherwise be required to be provided pursuant to our Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association; and (vi) the written consent of the candidate to serve as a director, if elected.

The submission should include an undertaking to submit to the Secretary of the Company a statement amending any of the foregoing information promptly after any material change occurs in such information as previously submitted. The Governance Committee may require additional information from the nominee to perform its evaluation of the eligibility of the nominee to serve as an independent director of the Company or that could be material to a reasonable shareholder’s understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such nominee. In addition to the foregoing, any nomination by a shareholder of any person for election to the Board must comply with the advance notice requirements of our Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association. For more information regarding the advance notice requirements, see “ Shareholder Proposals and Director Nominations for 2026 Annual General Meeting ” in this proxy statement.

Clawba ck Policies

We maintain two compensation recoupment, or “clawback,” policies. As required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection (Dodd-Frank) Act (Dodd-Frank Act) and related rules and regulations of the SEC and NYSE, the Company adopted an Executive Officer Clawback Policy, effective October 2, 2023, that applies to all of our current and former executive officers in the event of a financial restatement, as further described below. In addition, we continue to maintain a clawback policy that is applicable to all employees and in circumstances beyond those set forth in the Executive Clawback Policy.

Executive Officer Clawback Policy

We have adopted the Executive Officer Clawback Policy that complies with the new SEC and NYSE rules. The Executive Officer Clawback Policy provides that the Company must seek recovery, in the event of a required accounting restatement, of erroneously awarded incentive-based compensation received by current and former executive officers. The policy is administered by the Compensation Committee.

The policy is triggered if we are required to prepare an accounting restatement of our financial statements due to any material noncompliance with a financial reporting requirement under the securities laws. Once the policy is triggered, the Compensation Committee will require recoupment of any erroneously-awarded compensation received by a current or former executive officer during the three completed fiscal years immediately preceding the date we are required to prepare an accounting restatement. The policy is a “no-fault” policy and recoupment is required regardless of whether a current or former executive officer contributed to the restatement.

For purposes of the policy, erroneously-awarded compensation is the amount of incentive-based compensation paid to a current or former executive officer that exceeds the incentive-based compensation the executive officer would have been paid had it been based on the restated financial statements. Incentive-based compensation includes any compensation granted, earned or vested based wholly or in part on the attainment of a financial reporting measure (meaning a measure determined and presented in accordance with the accounting principles used in preparing our financial statements and any measure that is derived in whole or in part from such measure).

The Compensation Committee will determine the timing and method of recoupment of erroneously-awarded compensation in its sole discretion pursuant to the policy. Recoupment is required unless recovery would be impracticable, as set forth in the policy.

Employee Compensation Recoupment Policy

We have adopted the Employee Compensation Recoupment Policy (the “Recoupment Policy”), which covers all our current and former employees (the “Covered Employees”). The Recoupment Policy allows the Company to cancel and/or recover severance and other separation benefits and short-term and long-term incentive awards granted, payable or paid to Covered Employees in the event of:

If the Compensation Committee determines that a Covered Employee was paid or awarded during a three-year lookback period more than he or she would have been paid or awarded absent the inaccurate financial statement (other than as a result of serious misconduct), then the Compensation Committee may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, seek to recover such excess compensation from short-term or long-term incentive awards. If the Compensation Committee determines that during a three-year lookback period any serious misconduct occurred (including if such serious misconduct resulted in an inaccurate financial statement), the Compensation Committee may cancel and/or recover any short-term or long-term incentive awards and any severance or other separation benefits granted, payable or paid to a Covered Employee, with no limit to the amount that it may cancel or recover.

Insider Tradin g Policy and Restrictions on Pledging and Hedging

Our Board has adopted an Insider Trading Policy that is reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations and the New York Stock Exchange rules and it is the Company's policy to comply with any applicable insider trading laws, rules and regulations and the New York Stock Exchange rules with respect to any transactions in its securities. Our Insider Trading Policy prohibits all directors, officers and employees from engaging in transactions in our common stock while in possession of material non-public information and restricts directors, officers and other “designated insiders” from engaging in most transactions involving our Ordinary Shares during periods that we have determined , that those individuals are most likely to be aware of material, non-public information. Although we do not have a formal policy with respect to the timing of equity awards, awards of options and stock appreciation rights are not granted in proximity to the release of material non-public information. Our Insider Trading Policy also prohibits all our directors and employees, including our executive officers, or any of their designees, family members or entities that they influence or control, from purchasing financial instruments (including prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars, and exchange funds), or otherwise engaging in transactions, that hedge or offset, or are designed to hedge or offset, any decrease in the market value of our equity securities that were granted to the director or employee as part of their compensation or that are held, directly or indirectly, by any such persons. Furthermore, our Insider Trading Policy requires that insiders structure any pledge or shares held in a margin account to ensure that the executive and any documentation regarding the arrangements are in compliance with applicable securities laws and prohibits officers from pledging any stock that is subject to our Share Ownership Guidelines.

Cod e of Ethics/Conduct

Code of Conduct and Business Ethics Policy

We have adopted a Code of Conduct and Business Ethics Policy, or the Code of Conduct, which applies to all of our directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives. The Code of Conduct is designed to ensure that our business is conducted in a consistently legal and ethical manner, including the handling of related party transactions. Our Code of Conduct contains our Related Party Transactions Policy, which is described under “ Related Party Transactions ” below. Additionally, our Code of Conduct includes policies on political contributions, labor and human rights and workplace practices.

Code of Ethics

To supplement the Code of Conduct, we have adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to those persons with important roles in the financial reporting process, including: (i) the Chief Executive Officer, the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, the Vice President, Global Internal Audit, the Chief Accounting Officer or Controller or persons performing similar functions; (ii) the President and Chief Operating Officer, any other senior vice president or vice president and any other senior executives designated by the Board; and (iii) the members of our Board.

To promote a corporate culture of transparency, integrity and honesty, the Code of Ethics requires that our senior financial officers, executive officers and Board members, among other things:

We intend to disclose any amendments to, or waivers of, the Code of Ethics relating to our directors or executive officers on our website within four business days following the date of the amendment or waiver. Only the Board may grant a waiver from any provision of our Code of Ethics in favor of a director or executive officer.

Global Vendor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct

We have adopted a Global Vendor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct, or the Vendor Code, which requires the compliance of each of our vendors, suppliers, customers, consultants, agents, representatives, brokers, distributors, research partners, software providers, licensors, intermediaries and other third parties who provide us with goods and services, along with their parent entities, subsidiaries, subcontractors and supply chains. Among other matters, the Vendor Code addresses compliance with laws and regulations, product safety and quality, labor and human rights, trade sanctions, anti-corruption and bribery and other business practices. Violation of the Vendor Code may result in the termination of the contract between the Company and the third party.

Each of the Code of Conduct, the Code of Ethics and the Vendor Code is available on our website at www.freshdelmonte.com under the “Investor Relations” tab.

Board’s Role in Risk Oversight

The Board as a whole has responsibility for risk oversight, which it fulfills directly and through its Committees, depending on the nature of the risks. Oversight is supported by management reports and reports by our independent auditors and advisors, all of which are intended to help the Board or its relevant Committees identify and manage key risks and exposures. The Board and its Committees also have regular executive sessions with the head of internal audit, as well as with the independent accountants and, where appropriate, other advisors, without any other management present. The Governance Committee reviews with senior management our major risk exposures, as well as our risk management practices and our guidelines, policies and processes for risk assessment and risk management. The Board satisfies its oversight responsibility through full reports by each Committee chair regarding the Committee’s considerations and

actions, as well as through regular reports directly from officers responsible for oversight of particular risks within the Company. The allocation of risk oversight among the Board and its Committees is summarized below.

Cybersecurity Risk Oversight

Our Board believes a strong cybersecurity strategy is vital to protect our business operations, sustain our control environment and honor our data protection obligations. The Board has delegated to its Governance Committee the responsibility for monitoring the effectiveness of the Company’s internal cybersecurity program and coordinates its finding with the Audit Committee. Our Vice President of Information Technology, as well as our Data Protection Officer who reports to the General Counsel and various additional members of our cybersecurity incident response team report on threats, incidents, plans and responses relating to cybersecurity and data protection to the Governance Committee or the entire Board on at least a quarterly basis, and more often as needed.

In addition, we provide regular, periodic mandatory training for personnel regarding cybersecurity threats throughout the year to educate and empower our workforce to be vigilant against threat actors and actively participate in cybersecurity efforts and certain of our Board members have also attended cybersecurity training programs. We maintain a cyber incident response plan to timely, consistently and compliantly address any cyber threat that may occur and maintain cybersecurity insurance to mitigate any costs that may be associated with a cybersecurity incident. We regularly test our incident response plan, conduct compliance audits, periodic tabletop exercises, vulnerability assessments, and where necessary engage third parties to assist with these audits and assessments, as well as mitigation and remediation options and plans.

Compen sation Risks

In 2024, as part of our risk management process, the Compensation Committee conducted an annual comprehensive review and evaluation of our compensation programs and policies. The assessment covered each material component of executive and non-executive employee compensation. Based on a review and analysis of our incentive plans, policies and programs, the Compensation Committee believes that these programs are not reasonably likely to give rise to risks that would have a material adverse effect on our business. In evaluating our compensation components, we took into consideration the following risk-limiting characteristics:

Related Pa rty Transactions

In 2024, we incurred approximately $427,000 of air charter expenses with the aircraft management company Arab Wings. Mohammad Abu-Ghazaleh, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and and two of our directors, Ahmad Abu-Ghazaleh and Amir Abu-Ghazaleh are affiliated with Arab Wings. Specifically, Mohammad Abu-Ghazaleh serves as Chairman, Ahmad Abu-Ghazaleh is Vice Chairman and CEO, and Amir Abu-Ghazaleh is one of the directors of Arab Wings. Additionally, we incurred approximately $162,419 of services related to a technology software pilot program from Polygon, an entity of which Mohammad Abu-Ghazaleh and certain other family members hold an equity interest in.

Related Party Transactions Policy

Our Code of Conduct includes our policy for the review and approval of related party transactions. The policy operates in conjunction with other aspects of our Company’s compliance program and requires directors and employees to report any circumstances that may create or appear to create a conflict between the interests of the related party and those of our Company, regardless of the amount involved. Our directors and executive officers must also periodically confirm information about related party transactions, and management reviews its books and records and makes other inquiries as appropriate to confirm the existence, scope and terms of related party transactions.

Under the policy, a “related party” is (i) a director, or executive officer of the Company, his or her immediate family members, any individual (other than tenants and employees) who shares that person’s home, or any entity that any of them controls or in which any of them has a substantial beneficial ownership interest; or (ii) any person who is the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our voting securities or a member of such person’s immediate family. A related party transaction is a transaction involving the Company and a related party, excluding certain employment arrangements.

Pursuant to the policy and NYSE listing standards, the Audit Committee must evaluate each related party transaction and recommend to the disinterested members of the Board whether the transactions are fair, reasonable and within Company policy, and should be approved. Related party transactions entered into, but not approved, are subject to termination if directed by the Audit Committee or the Board, as applicable. The Audit Committee considers each related party transaction in light of all relevant factors and the controls implemented to protect the interests of our Company and our shareholders, including: