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Returning Your Proxy or Voting Instruction Card to the Company
ADT stockholders of record who have received hard copies of the proxy materials should complete and
return the proxy card as soon as possible. In order to assure that your proxy is received in time to be voted at the
meeting, the proxy card must be completed in accordance with the instructions on it and received at the address
set forth below by the times (being local times) and dates specified therein:
Vote Processing
c/o Broadridge
51 Mercedes Way
Edgewood, NY 11717
If your shares are held in street name and you have received hard copies of the proxy materials, you should
return your voting instruction card in accordance with the instructions on that card or as provided by the bank,
brokerage firm or other nominee who holds ADT common shares on your behalf.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE OF THE COMPANY
Our Corporate Governance Principles
Our corporate governance principles are embodied in a formal document called the ADT Board Governance
Principles that has been approved by our Board of Directors. It is posted on our website at www.adt.com under
the heading “Corporate Governance.” We will also provide a copy of the ADT Board Governance Principles to
stockholders upon written request to our Corporate Secretary at The ADT Corporation, 1501 Yamato Road,
Boca Raton, Florida 33431.
ADT’s Board of Directors is responsible for directing, and providing oversight of, the management of
ADT’s business in the best interests of the stockholders and consistent with good corporate citizenship. In
carrying out its responsibilities, the Board of Directors selects and monitors top management, provides oversight
for financial reporting and legal compliance, determines ADT’s governance principles and implements its
governance policies. The Board of Directors, together with management, is responsible for establishing the
firm’s operating values and code of conduct and for setting strategic direction and priorities.
While ADT’s strategy and leadership evolve in response to its changing market conditions, the Company’s
vision and values are enduring. So too are five governance principles, and along with the Company’s vision and
values, they constitute the foundation upon which the Company’s governance policies are built.
ADT believes that good governance requires not only an effective set of specific practices but also a culture
of responsibility throughout the firm, and governance at ADT is intended to optimize both. ADT also believes
that good governance ultimately depends on the quality of its leadership, and it is committed to recruiting and
retaining directors and officers of proven leadership and personal integrity. To further these goals, the Board of
Directors has adopted the Board Governance Principles. The Board of Directors intends that these principles
serve as a flexible framework within which the Board of Directors may conduct its business, and not as a set of
binding legal obligations.
ADT Vision: Why We Exist and the Essence of Our Business
We aspire to earn the lifelong trust of our customers by helping them protect and connect to what matters
most—their families, homes and businesses. This vision, in conjunction with committing to the highest standards
of business practices, will lead to ADT’s long-term growth, value, and success.
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