Western Union 2014 Annual Report Download - page 9

NOTICE OF 2015 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS AND PROXY STATEMENT
THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY
12500 East Belford Avenue
Englewood, CO 80112
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Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders
TO BE HELD MAY 15, 2015
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of The Western Union
Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), will be held at 8:00 a.m., local time, on Friday, May 15, 2015, at
505 Fifth Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10017, for the following purposes:
1. Elect Hikmet Ersek, Richard A. Goodman, Jack M. Greenberg, Betsy D. Holden, Jeffery A. Joerres, Linda Fayne
Levinson, Roberto G. Mendoza, Michael A. Miles, Jr., Robert W. Selander, Frances Fragos Townsend, and
Solomon D. Trujillo to serve as members of the Company’s Board of Directors until the Company’s 2016 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders.
2. Hold an advisory vote to approve executive compensation.
3. Approve The Western Union Company 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”).
4. Ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2015.
5. Vote on the stockholder proposals described in the accompanying Proxy Statement, if properly presented at the
Annual Meeting.
6. Transact any other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or
postponement of the Annual Meeting.
The Board of Directors recommends the following votes:
• FOR the election of all the nominees for the Board of Directors.
• FOR the approval of a resolution to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named
executive officers, as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section, the tabular disclosure
regarding such compensation, and the accompanying narrative disclosure, set forth in the accompanying Proxy
Statement.
• FOR the approval of the 2015 Plan.
• FOR the ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm
for 2015.
• AGAINST the stockholder proposals described in the accompanying Proxy Statement, if properly presented at
the Annual Meeting.
Our stockholders of record on March 19, 2015 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting and at any
adjournment or postponement that may take place. A list of stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will be
available for examination by any stockholder at the Annual Meeting and for ten days prior to the Annual Meeting at our
principal executive offices located at 12500 East Belford Avenue, Englewood, CO 80112.
You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting. To gain admission, you will need to show that you are a stockholder
of the Company. All stockholders will be required to show valid, government-issued, picture identification or an employee
badge issued by the Company. If your shares are registered in your name, your name will be compared to the list of
registered stockholders to verify your share ownership. If your shares are in the name of your broker or bank, you will need
to bring evidence of your share ownership, such as your most recent brokerage account statement or a legal proxy from
your broker. If you do not have valid picture identification and proof that you own Company shares, you will not be admitted
to the Annual Meeting. All packages and bags are subject to inspection. Please note that the registration desk will open at
7:30 a.m. Please arrive in advance of the start of the Annual Meeting to allow time for identity verification.