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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Questions and Answers About the 2006 Annual Meeting and Procedural Matters ............. 1
Why am I receiving these materials? ................................................................. 1
Can I attend the Annual Meeting? ................................................................... 1
Who is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting? ....................................................... 1
What is the difference between holding shares as a stockholder of record
and as a beneficial owner? ........................................................................ 1
How can I vote my shares in person at the Annual Meeting? ......................................... 2
How can I vote my shares without attending the Annual Meeting? ................................... 2
How many shares must be present or represented to conduct business at the Annual Meeting? ....... 2
What proposals will be voted on at the Annual Meeting? ............................................. 2
What is the voting requirement to approve these proposals? .......................................... 2
How are votes counted? .............................................................................. 3
How does the Board of Directors recommend that I vote? ............................................ 3
If I sign a proxy, how will it be voted? ................................................................ 3
Can I change my vote? ............................................................................... 3
What happens if I decide to attend the Annual Meeting but I have already voted
or submitted a proxy card covering my shares? .................................................... 4
What should I do if I receive more than one set of voting materials? .................................. 4
Where can I find the voting results of the Annual Meeting? .......................................... 4
Who pays for the proxy solicitation process? .......................................................... 4
What is the deadline to propose actions for consideration at next year’s annual meeting of
stockholders or to nominate individuals to serve as directors? ...................................... 4
Proposal One — Election of Directors .............................................................. 6
Nominees ............................................................................................ 6
Board Meetings and Committees ..................................................................... 7
Compensationof Directors............................................................................ 9
Proposal Two — Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm .............................................................................. 10
Principal Accounting Fees and Services ............................................................... 10
Pre-Approval of Audit and Non-Audit Services ........................................................ 10
Corporate Governance ............................................................................... 11
Corporate Governance Guidelines and Code of Business Conduct ...................................... 11
Stock Ownership Guidelines .......................................................................... 11
Independence of the Board of Directors .............................................................. 11
Contacting the Board of Directors .................................................................... 12
Attendance at Annual Stockholder Meetings by the Board of Directors ................................ 12
Nominating Process for Recommending Candidates for Election to the Board of Directors ............. 12
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management ............................. 13
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance ........................................ 14
Proxy Materials
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