Allstate 2011 Annual Report Download - page 9

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THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION
2775 Sanders Road
Northbrook, Illinois 60062-6127
April 1, 2011
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder
Meeting to Be Held on May 17, 2011. The Notice of 2011 Annual Meeting, Proxy
Statement, and 2010 Annual Report and the means to vote by Internet are available
at www.proxyvote.com.
Notice of 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
The annual meeting of stockholders of The Allstate Corporation (‘‘Allstate’’ or
‘‘corporation’’) will be held in the West Plaza Auditorium at Allstate’s Home Office, 3100
Sanders Road, Northbrook, Illinois on Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at 11 a.m. for the following
purposes:
1. To elect to the Board of Directors the 11 director nominees named in this proxy
statement to serve until the 2012 annual meeting.
2. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Allstate’s independent
registered public accountant for 2011.
3. To approve the proposed amendment to the corporation’s certificate of
incorporation granting holders of not less than 20% of outstanding shares the right
to call a special meeting of stockholders.
4. To approve the proposed amendment to the corporation’s certificate of
incorporation to designate a forum for certain legal actions.
5. To provide an advisory vote on the compensation of the named executive officers
as disclosed in this proxy statement.
6. To provide an advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the
compensation of the named executive officers.
7. To consider two stockholder proposals, if properly presented.
In addition, any other business properly presented may be acted upon at the meeting.
Registration will begin at 10:00 a.m. Each stockholder may be asked to present picture
identification and proof of stock ownership. Stockholders holding Allstate stock in street
name (that is, through a bank, brokerage, or other record holder) will need to bring their
account statement showing ownership as of the record date, March 18, 2011.
We are providing most of our stockholders with proxy materials through the Internet.
Most stockholders will not receive printed copies of this proxy statement and the 2010
annual report unless they so request. Instead, they will receive by mail a notice (‘‘Notice of
Internet Availability of Proxy Materials’’) with instructions on how to review all of the proxy
materials on the Internet and how to submit voting instructions. If you would like to receive
the proxy materials electronically or in paper form, you should follow the instructions in the
Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials.
Allstate began mailing its Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, proxy
statement and annual report, and proxy card/voting instruction form to stockholders and to
participants in its Allstate 401(k) Savings Plan on April 1, 2011.
By Order of the Board,
Mary J. McGinn
Secretary
Meeting Notice