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as our “Voting Shares,” collectively. As of the record date, we had 546,165,709 Common Shares and 7,018
Preferred Shares outstanding.
What is the difference between holding shares as a shareholder of record and as a beneficial owner?
If shares are registered in your name with our transfer agent, Computershare Investor Services L.L.C., you
are the “shareholder of record” of those shares and you may directly vote these shares, together with any shares
credited to your account if you are a participant in our automatic dividend reinvestment and stock purchase
service.
If your shares are held on your behalf in a stock brokerage account or by a bank or other nominee, you are
the “beneficial owner” of shares held in “street name.” We have requested that our proxy materials be made
available to you by your broker, bank or nominee, who is considered the shareholder of record of those shares.
If I am a shareholder of record, how do I vote?
If you are a shareholder of record, you may vote in person at the meeting or by proxy in any of the following
three ways:
• call 1-800-652-8683 and follow the instructions provided;
• log on to the Internet at www.envisionreports.com/ctl and follow the instructions at that site; or
• request a paper copy of our proxy materials and, following receipt thereof, mark, sign and date your
proxy card and return it to Computershare.
Please note that you may not vote by telephone or the Internet after 1:00 a.m. Central Time on May 18,
2016.
If I am a beneficial owner of shares held in street name, how do I vote?
As the beneficial owner, you have the right to instruct your broker, bank or nominee how to vote your shares
by using any voting instruction card supplied by them or by following their instructions for voting by telephone,
the Internet, or in person.
If I am a benefit plan participant, how do I vote?
Please see “Additional Information About the Meeting — Voting by Participants in Our Benefit Plans”
appearing below.
Do I need identification to attend the meeting in person?
Yes. Please bring proper identification, together with the Important Notice Regarding Availability of Proxy
Materials mailed to you, which will serve as your admission ticket. If your shares are held in street name, please
bring acceptable proof of ownership, such as a letter from your broker or an account statement stating or showing
that you beneficially owned Voting Shares on the record date.
Where can I find additional information about the conduct of the meeting, voting requirements, and other
similar matters relating to the meeting?
Please see “Additional Information About the Meeting” appearing below.
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