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by mail. To vote your proxy using the Internet or telephone, see the instructions on the proxy form and
have the proxy form available when you access the Internet website or place your telephone call. To
vote your proxy by mail, mark your vote on the enclosed proxy card, then follow the instructions on the
card.
What are the Board’s recommendations on how I should vote my shares?
The Board recommends that you vote your shares as follows:
Proposal 1 FOR the election of all nine nominees for director with terms
expiring at the next annual meeting of the Company’s
shareholders.
Proposal 2 FOR the non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of
the Company’s named executive officers.
Proposal 3 FOR THREE-YEAR INTERVALS with respect to the non-binding
resolution to recommend the frequency of future non-binding
votes of the Company’s shareholders regarding the compensation
of the Company’s named executive officers.
Proposal 4 FOR the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young, LLP
as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm
(independent auditors) for the year ending December 31, 2011.
Proposal 5 AGAINST the proposal to require majority voting in the election
of directors.
What are my choices when voting?
Proposal 1 You may cast your vote in favor of up to nine individual director-
nominees. You may vote for less than nine director-nominees if
you choose. You may also abstain from voting.
Proposals 2, You may cast your vote in favor of, or against, each proposal.
4 and 5 You may also abstain from voting,
Proposal 3 You may cast your vote in favor of a one, two or three-year
period. You may also abstain from voting.
How will my shares be voted if I do not specify how they should be voted?
If you execute the enclosed proxy card without indicating how you want your shares to be voted,
the proxies appointed by the Board will vote as recommended by the Board and described previously in
this section.
How will withheld votes, abstentions and broker non-votes be treated?
Withheld votes, abstentions and broker non-votes will be deemed as ‘‘present’’ at the Meeting, and
will be counted for quorum purposes only.
Can I change my vote?
You may revoke your proxy before the time of voting at the Annual Meeting in any of the
following ways:
by mailing a revised proxy card to the Secretary of the Company;
by changing your vote on the Internet website;
by using the telephone voting procedures; or
by voting in person at the Meeting.
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