-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, PAP/HkJRsHrsL8qQv/tcgsqLxU+3haOexONPrxO43oKQCcedei39KSzUP/L24zrs myIgctcsv5dUJCuM9wuwSw== 0000950123-10-032827.txt : 20100407 0000950123-10-032827.hdr.sgml : 20100407 20100407161314 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-10-032827 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: DEFA14A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20100407 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100407 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20100407 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LIBBEY INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000902274 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GLASS, GLASSWARE, PRESSED OR BLOWN [3220] IRS NUMBER: 341559357 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DEFA14A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12084 FILM NUMBER: 10737171 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 MADISON AVE STREET 2: PO BOX 10060 CITY: TOLEDO STATE: OH ZIP: 43604 BUSINESS PHONE: 4193252100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 10060 CITY: TOLEDO STATE: OH ZIP: 43699-0060 DEFA14A 1 l39359defa14a.htm DEFA14A defa14a
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ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FOR PROXY STATEMENT DATED MARCH 30, 2010
     This document is an addition to the Libbey Inc. Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2010 in connection with the Annual Meeting of Libbey shareholders to be held on May 6, 2010, at 2 p.m., Eastern Time, in the Libbey Corporate Showroom located at 335 North St. Clair Street, Toledo, Ohio.
     Due to an administrative error, the Proxy Statement failed to include the biography of Mr. Jean-René Gougelet, a director serving in Class I of Libbey’s Board of Directors. Class I directors are not standing for election at this year’s Annual Meeting of Libbey shareholders. Mr. Gougelet’s biographical information is as follows:
                         
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Director   Age   Experience   Assignments   Director Since
Jean-René Gougelet (Class I)
    61     Mr. Gougelet has been President of Burnes Home Accents, LLC, a manufacturer and marketer of photo display products, since 2007. From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Gougelet served as Chief Executive Officer of Vido Enterprises, a consultancy founded by Mr. Gougelet to provide strategic planning and growth management services to middle market companies. Prior to founding Vido Enterprises, Mr. Gougelet served as Chief Executive Officer of Arc International’s Mikasa division and Chief Executive Officer of Arc North America. Mr. Gougelet’s early career included various roles in general management, advertising, marketing and brand management in Europe and the United States. Mr. Gougelet holds degrees in marketing and communication from EFIEM and EFAP in Paris and has received additional training in marketing, finance, management and corporate governance from CESAM-University of Louvain-la-Neuve in Belgium, University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, and Harvard Business School. Mr. Gougelet is a French Foreign Trade Advisor (Conseillers du Commerce Extérieur de la France). Mr. Gougelet’s participation on the Board increases the depth of the Board’s executive leadership, strategic planning, manufacturing, marketing and brand management experience, particularly with respect to the North American and European glass tableware and consumer goods industries.   Member, Audit Committee     2007  

 

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