SanDisk 2011 Annual Report Download - page 13

Proxy Statement
PROXY STATEMENT
FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF
SANDISK CORPORATION
TO BE HELD JUNE 12, 2012
General
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors (the “Board
of Directors” or the “Board” and each, a “Director”) of SanDisk Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
“Company” or “SanDisk”), of proxies to be voted at the Company’s 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the
“Annual Meeting”) to be held on June 12, 2012, or at any adjournment or postponement thereof, for the purposes
described herein. Stockholders of record at the close of business on April 18, 2012 (the “Record Date”) will be
entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting will be held at 8:00 a.m., local time, on June 12,
2012, at the Company’s headquarters, 601 McCarthy Boulevard, Milpitas, California 95035.
These materials were made available to stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting on or about
April 30, 2012.
Important Notice Regarding Internet Availability
of Proxy Materials and Annual Report
Pursuant to the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), the Company is
furnishing its proxy materials and Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “Proxy Materials”) primarily via the
Internet. Accordingly, the Company began sending a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the
“Notice”) to its stockholders of record and beneficial owners on or about April 30, 2012. All stockholders will
have the ability to access the Proxy Materials on the website referred to in the Notice or request to receive a
printed set of the Proxy Materials. Instructions on how to access the Proxy Materials over the Internet or to
request a printed copy of the Proxy Materials may be found in the Notice. In addition, stockholders may request
to receive the Proxy Materials in printed form by mail, or electronically by e-mail, on an ongoing basis.
Choosing to receive future Proxy Materials electronically saves the Company the cost of printing and
mailing documents to its stockholders, expedites receipt of the materials and conserves natural resources. If a
stockholder chooses to receive future Proxy Materials electronically, the stockholder will receive an e-mail for
future proxy material distributions with instructions containing a link to those materials and a link to the proxy
voting site. Any stockholder’s election to receive the Proxy Materials electronically will remain in effect until
such stockholder terminates the request.
The Proxy Materials are also available at the Company’s website at www.sandisk.com/IR. In addition, the
Company will provide copies of any of the Proxy Materials free of charge to any stockholder who requests
copies by calling 1-800-579-1639 or by sending an e-mail with the 12-Digit Control Number found on the Notice
or proxy card in the subject line to [email protected].
Voting Rights
On the Record Date, approximately 243,661,342 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common
Stock”) were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The presence in person or by proxy of a
majority of the shares of Common Stock entitled to vote will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business
at the Annual Meeting.
In addition to voting in person at the Annual Meeting, stockholders may vote by proxy as follows:
Internet. A stockholder can submit a proxy over the Internet by following the instructions provided in the
Notice or on the separate proxy card.
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