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possess that qualification or skill, but rather that the Nominating and Governance Committee did not consider that skill
or experience when evaluating that particular nominee for election.
Board of Directors
Skills and Experiences
Leadership and Management ⻬⻬⻬⻬⻬⻬⻬⻬⻬⻬⻬
Accounting and Finance ⻬⻬ ⻬⻬ ⻬⻬⻬
Risk Management ⻬⻬⻬⻬⻬ ⻬⻬⻬
Investment Management ⻬⻬
Global Operations and Economics ⻬⻬⻬ ⻬ ⻬
Executive Compensation and Talent Management ⻬⻬⻬⻬⻬⻬⻬ ⻬
Technology ⻬ ⻬⻬⻬⻬
Innovation and Consumer Focus ⻬⻬ ⻬⻬⻬⻬
Corporate Governance and Compliance ⻬ ⻬⻬⻬⻬⻬⻬⻬⻬
Strategy Formation ⻬⻬⻬⻬ ⻬ ⻬⻬
Highly Regulated Industries ⻬⻬ ⻬⻬ ⻬
Civic Involvement ⻬⻬⻬⻬⻬⻬⻬⻬ ⻬⻬
The Nominating and Governance Committee initiates a director search by seeking input from the chief executive
officer and other directors. The committee also may retain a third party search firm to identify potential candidates. The
committee initiates contact with preferred candidates and keeps the full Board informed of the status of candidate
evaluations. The committee approves final candidates who are then presented to the Board for endorsement and
approval. The invitation to join the Board may be extended by the full Board, the committee chair, or the chairman of the
Board. The Board is ultimately responsible for naming the nominees for election.
The Nominating and Governance Committee will consider candidates recommended by a stockholder in the same
manner as all other candidates recommended by other sources. A stockholder may make a director candidate
recommendation at any time of the year by writing to the Office of the Secretary, The Allstate Corporation, 2775 Sanders
Road, Suite A3, Northbrook, Illinois 60062-6127. A stockholder also may directly nominate someone for election as a
director at a stockholders meeting. Under our bylaws, a stockholder may nominate a candidate at the 2012 annual
meeting of stockholders by providing advance notice to Allstate that is received between January 18, 2012, and
February 17, 2012. The notice must be sent to the Office of the Secretary, The Allstate Corporation, 2775 Sanders Road,
Suite A3, Northbrook, Illinois 60062-6127 and must meet the requirements set forth in the corporation’s bylaws. A copy
of the bylaws is available from the Office of the Secretary upon request or can be accessed on the Corporate
Governance portion of allstate.com.
Majority Votes in Director Elections
In accordance with Allstate’s bylaws, each director must be elected by a majority of the votes cast.
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Proxy Statement
F. Duane Ackerman Robert D. Beyer W. James Farrell Jack M. Greenberg Ronald T. LeMay Andrea Redmond H. John Riley, Jr. Joshua I. Smith Judith A. Sprieser Mary Alice Taylor Thomas J. Wilson