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for our proxy materials to be made available to you by the record owner of those shares. Consequently, you will
be afforded the opportunity to vote those shares in the same manner as any other shares held in street name. See
“General Information About the Annual Meeting.”
Cost of Proxy Solicitation
We will pay all expenses of soliciting proxies for the meeting. Proxies may be solicited personally, by mail,
by telephone or by facsimile by our directors, officers and employees, who will not be additionally compensated
therefor. We will also request persons holding Voting Shares in their names for others, such as brokers, banks
and other nominees, to forward materials to their principals and request authority for the execution of proxies,
and we will reimburse them for their expenses incurred in connection therewith. We have retained Innisfree
M&A Incorporated, New York, New York, to assist in the solicitation of proxies, for which we will pay Innisfree
fees anticipated to be $20,000 and will reimburse Innisfree for certain of its out-of-pocket expenses.
Other Matters Considered at the Meeting
Management has not timely received any notice that a shareholder desires to present any matter for action at
the meeting in accordance with our bylaws (which are described below in “Other Matters — Deadlines for
Submitting Shareholder Nominations and Proposals for the 2017 Annual Meeting — Other Proposals and
Nominations”) other than the shareholder proposal described in this proxy statement, and is otherwise unaware of
any matter to be considered by shareholders at the meeting other than those matters specified in the
accompanying notice of the meeting. Our proxy and voting instruction cards, however, will confer discretionary
voting authority with respect to any other matter that may properly come before the meeting. It is the intention of
the persons named therein to vote in accordance with their best judgment on any such matter.
Conduct of the Meeting
The Chairman has broad responsibility and legal authority to conduct the meeting in an orderly and timely
manner. This authority includes establishing rules for shareholders who wish to address the meeting. Copies of
these rules will be available at the meeting. The Chairman may also exercise broad discretion in recognizing
shareholders who wish to speak and in determining the extent of discussion on each item of business. In light of
the need to conduct all necessary business and to conclude the meeting within a reasonable period of time, we
cannot assure that every shareholder who wishes to speak on an item of business will be able to do so.
You will not be permitted to bring audio visual equipment, ampliphones or posters into the meeting. We
reserve the right, to be exercised in our sole discretion, to admit guests, such as local politicians or the press, into
the meeting.
Postponement or Adjournment of the Meeting
The Chairman may postpone or adjourn the meeting. Your proxy will still be valid and may be voted at the
postponed or adjourned meeting. You will still be able to change or revoke your proxy until it is voted.
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