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INFORMATION ABOUT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND VOTING
What is the purpose of the annual meeting?
At the annual meeting, the following matters will be considered and acted upon by shareholders:
1. To elect to our Board of Directors to serve as Class III directors for a term of three years the two
nominees named in the proxy statement.
2. To approve our Second Amended and Restated Bye-laws;
3. To ratify and approve the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public
accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009.
4. To transact such other business as may properly come before the annual meeting or any adjournment
thereof.
Our Board of Directors has no knowledge of any other business to be transacted at the annual meeting.
Who can vote?
To be able to vote, you must have been a shareholder of record at the close of business on September 12,
2008. This date is the record date for the annual meeting.
Shareholders of record at the close of business on September 12, 2008 are entitled to vote on each proposal
at the annual meeting. The number of outstanding common shares entitled to vote on each proposal at the
meeting is 44,467,035.
How many votes do I have?
Each common share of VistaPrint that you owned on the record date entitles you to one vote on each matter
that is voted on at the annual meeting.
Is my vote important?
Your vote is important regardless of how many common shares you own. Please take a moment to read the
instructions below and to vote your shares. Choose the way to vote that is easiest and most convenient for you
and submit your proxy as soon as possible to ensure that your shares are represented and voted at the annual
meeting.
How do I vote?
You may deliver your proxy to vote your shares in one of the following ways or you may vote in person at
the annual meeting.
You may submit your proxy to vote by mail. You may vote by completing and signing the proxy card that
accompanies this proxy statement and promptly mailing it in the enclosed postage-prepaid envelope. You do not
need to put a stamp on the enclosed envelope if you mail it in the United States. The shares you own will be
voted according to the instructions on the proxy card you mail. If you sign and return the proxy card, but do not
give any instructions on a particular matter to be voted on as described in this proxy statement, the shares you
own will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of our Board of Directors. The Board of Directors
recommends that you vote FOR Proposals 1, 2 and 3.
2