Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR)

PROPOSALS OF STOCKHOLDERS

Proposals to be included in the proxy statement. In order to be included in the Company’s proxy materials for presentation at the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, a stockholder proposal pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 must be received by the Secretary of the Company c/o Frances G. Rathke at 33 Coffee Lane, Waterbury, VT, 05676 by October 14, 2009 and must comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-8.

Other proposals (not to be included in the proxy statement). Under our amended and restated by-laws, a stockholder must follow certain procedures to nominate persons for election as directors or to introduce an item of business at an annual meeting of stockholders. Pursuant to our by-laws, if you wish to bring business before the 2010 Annual Meeting, you must give written received which must be received by the Secretary of the Company c/o Frances G. Rathke at 33 Coffee Lane, Waterbury, VT, not less than 60 days, nor more than 90 days prior to such meeting or no later than January 10, 2010, assuming our 2010 Annual Meeting will be held on March 11, 2010. Proposals that do not comply with these notice provisions will not be considered at the 2010 Annual Meeting.

In the event that notice of the date of our 2010 Annual Meeting is provided to stockholders less than 70 days beforehand, and without prior public disclosure, your request must be received no later than the close of business on the tenth day following the date on which such notice was mailed or public disclosure was made, whichever occurs first.

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PROPOSALS OF STOCKHOLDERS

In order to be included in the Company’s proxy materials for presentation at the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, a shareholder proposal pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 must be received by the Secretary of the Company at 33 Coffee Lane, Waterbury, VT, 05676 by October 16, 2008 and must comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-8.

The deadline for receipt of timely notice of shareholder proposals for submission to the Company’s 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders without inclusion in the Company’s 2009 Proxy Statement is December 30, 2008. Unless such notice is received by the Company at its corporate headquarters, Attention Frances G. Rathke, Secretary, on or before the foregoing date, proxies with respect to such meeting will confer discretionary voting authority with respect to any such matter.

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PROPOSALS OF STOCKHOLDERS

In order to be included in the Company’s proxy materials for presentation at the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, a shareholder proposal pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 must be received by the Secretary of the Company at 33 Coffee Lane, Waterbury, VT, 05676 by October 17, 2007 and must comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-8.

The deadline for receipt of timely notice of shareholder proposals for submission to the Company’s 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders without inclusion in the Company’s 2008 Proxy Statement is December 31, 2007. Unless such notice is received by the Company at its corporate headquarters, Attention Fran G. Rathke, Secretary, on or before the foregoing date, proxies with respect to such meeting will confer discretionary voting authority with respect to any such matter.

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