Vistaprint 2011 Annual Report Download - page 95

INFORMATION ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTING
What is the purpose of the annual meeting?
At the annual meeting, our shareholders will consider and act upon the 12 matters listed in the Notice of
Annual General Meeting of Shareholders that appears on the first page of this proxy statement. Our
Management Board and Supervisory Board are not aware of any other business to be transacted at the annual
meeting.
Who can vote?
To be able to vote on the above matters, you must have been a shareholder of record according to the
records of Computershare Trust Company, Inc., our transfer agent, at the close of business on October 6, 2011,
which is the record date for the annual meeting. Shareholders of record at the close of business on October 6,
2011 are entitled to vote on each proposal at the annual meeting. The number of outstanding ordinary shares
entitled to vote on each proposal at the meeting is 39,735,722.
How many votes do I have?
Each ordinary 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 ordinary shares you own. Please take a moment to read
the instructions below, vote your shares 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 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. For your vote to be counted at the meeting, our transfer agent,
Computershare Trust Company, Inc. must receive your proxy no later than 5:30 p.m. Central European Time
on the last business day before the meeting.
If your shares are held in “street name” by a bank or brokerage firm, then you will need to follow the
directions your bank or brokerage firm provides to you in order to vote your shares. Many banks and
brokerage firms offer the option of voting by mail, over the Internet or by telephone, which will be explained
in the vote instruction form you receive from your bank or brokerage firm.
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, then the shares you own will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of our
Management Board and Supervisory Board. The Management Board and Supervisory Board recommend that
you vote FOR Proposals 1 — 10 and in favor of annual frequency on Proposal 11.
If you attend the annual meeting in person, then you may also vote in person.
Can I change my vote after I have mailed my proxy card?
Yes. You can revoke your proxy and change your vote by doing any one of the following things:
• signing another proxy with a later date and delivering the new proxy to our General Counsel at the
offices of our subsidiary Vistaprint USA, Incorporated, 95 Hayden Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts
02421 USA no later than 5:30 p.m. Central European Time on the last business day before the meeting;
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