Allstate 2015 Annual Report Download - page 81

The Allstate Corporation 2016 Proxy Statement 75
OTHER INFORMATION
PROXY AND VOTING INFORMATION
Who is asking for my vote and why?
The Allstate Board of Directors is soliciting proxies
for use at the annual meeting of stockholders to
be held on May 24, 2016, and any adjournments or
postponements of the meeting. The annual meeting
will be held only if there is a quorum, which means
that a majority of the outstanding common stock
entitled to vote is represented at the meeting
by proxy or in person. To ensure there will be a
quorum, the Allstate Board asks you to vote before
the meeting, which allows your Allstate stock to be
represented at the annual meeting.
Who can vote at the annual meeting?
The Allstate Board has set the close of business on
March 28, 2016 as the record date for the meeting.
This means that you are entitled to vote if you were
a stockholder of record at the close of business on
March 28, 2016. On that date, there were 375,492,715
Allstate common shares outstanding and entitled to
vote at the annual meeting.
Why did I receive a “Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials” instead of the proxy
materials?
We distribute our proxy materials to certain
stockholders over the Internet using “Notice and
Access” delivery, as permitted by the rules of
the Securities and Exchange Commission. We
elected to use this method for certain stockholders
as it reduces our print and mail costs and the
environmental impact of our annual stockholders’
meeting.
How do I vote?
Instructions on how to vote your shares are included
on the Notice on page 3. If you hold shares in your
own name as a registered stockholder, you may vote
in person by attending the annual meeting, or you
may instruct the proxies how to vote your shares by
following the instructions on the proxy card/voting
instruction form. If you plan to attend the meeting
in person, please see the details on pages 76-77.
If you hold shares in street name (that is, through
a broker, bank, or other record holder), you should
follow the instructions provided by your broker,
bank, or other record holder to vote your shares.
If you hold shares through the Allstate 401(k) Savings
Plan, please see the instructions on page 77.
Can I change my vote?
Before your shares have been voted at the annual
meeting by the proxies, you may change or revoke
your voting instructions by providing instructions
again by telephone, by Internet, in writing, or, if you
are a registered stockholder, by voting in person at
the annual meeting.
Are the votes kept confidential?
All proxies, ballots, and tabulations that identify the
vote of a particular stockholder are confidential,
except as necessary to allow the inspector of
election to certify the voting results or to meet
certain legal requirements. A representative of
American Election Services, LLC will act as the
inspector of election and will count the votes. The
representative is independent of Allstate and its
directors, officers, and employees.
If you write a comment on your proxy card, voting
instruction form, or ballot, it may be provided to
our Secretary along with your name and address.
Your comments will be provided without reference
to how you voted, unless the vote is mentioned
in your comment or unless disclosure of the vote
is necessary to understand your comment. At our
request, the distribution agent or the solicitation
agent will provide us with periodic status reports
on the aggregate vote. These status reports may
include a list of stockholders who have not voted
and breakdowns of vote totals by different types
of stockholders, as long as we are not able to
determine how a particular stockholder voted.