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Beneficial shareholders should follow the procedures and directions set forth in the materials they will receive from
the broker, bank or other holder of record who is the registered holder of their common shares (i) to instruct such
registered holder how to vote those common shares or (ii) to revoke previously given voting instructions. Please
contact your broker, bank or other holder of record to determine the applicable deadlines. Beneficial shareholders
who wish to vote at the Annual Meeting will need to obtain a completed form of proxy from the broker, bank or
other holder of record who is the registered holder of their common shares.
Householding
SEC rules allow multiple shareholders residing at the same address the convenience of receiving a single copy
of the annual report to shareholders, proxy statement and Notice of Internet Availability if they consent to do so
(“householding”). Householding is permitted only in certain circumstances, including when you have the same last
name and address as another shareholder. If the required conditions are met, and SEC rules allow, your household may
receive a single copy of the annual report to shareholders, proxy statement and Notice of Internet Availability. Upon
request, we will promptly deliver a separate copy of the annual report to shareholders, proxy statement and Notice of
Internet Availability, as applicable, to a shareholder at a shared address to which a single copy of the document(s) was
delivered. Such a request should be made in the same manner as a revocation of consent for householding.
You may revoke your consent for householding at any time by contacting Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
(“Broadridge”), either by calling 1-800-542-1061, or by writing to: Broadridge, Householding Department, 51
Mercedes Way, Edgewood, New York 11717. You will be removed from the householding program within 30 days
of receipt of your instructions, at which time you will receive separate copies of these documents.
Beneficial shareholders can request more information about householding from their brokers, banks or other
holders of record.
Tabulation of Votes
Tabulation of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting will be performed by Broadridge, as inspected by our duly
appointed inspectors of election.
Board’s Recommendations
Subject to revocation, all proxies that are properly completed and timely received will be voted in accordance with
the instructions contained therein. If no instructions are given (excluding broker non-votes), the persons named as
proxy holders will vote the common shares in accordance with the recommendations of the Board. The Board’s
recommendations are set forth together with the description of each proposal in this Proxy Statement. In summary,
the Board recommends a vote (i) FOR the election of the nominated slate of directors (see Proposal One), (ii) FOR
the ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2009
(see Proposal Two), and (iii) AGAINST the shareholder proposal (see Proposal Three). If any other matter properly
comes before the Annual Meeting, or if a director nominee named in this Proxy Statement is unable to serve or for
good cause will not serve, the proxy holders will vote on such matter or for a substitute nominee as recommended
by the Board.
Quorum
The presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the outstanding common shares entitled to
be voted at the Annual Meeting will constitute a quorum, permitting us to conduct our business at the Annual
Meeting. Proxies received but marked as abstentions and broker non-votes will be included in the calculation of
the number of common shares considered to be represented at the Annual Meeting for purposes of establishing
a quorum.