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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
General Information ..................................................................... 1
Board of Directors ...................................................................... 4
Leadership Structure ................................................................... 4
Role in Risk Oversight ................................................................. 4
Independence of Board Members ......................................................... 5
Meetings and Board Committees ......................................................... 6
Audit Committee ..................................................................... 6
Audit Committee Report ............................................................... 7
Management Development and Compensation Committee ..................................... 9
Compensation Committee Report ........................................................ 9
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation .................................. 10
Nominating and Governance Committee ................................................... 10
Related Party Transactions .............................................................. 11
Special Committee .................................................................... 12
Board of Directors Governing Documents .................................................. 12
Non-Employee Director Compensation .................................................... 12
Election of Directors (Item 1 on the Proxy Card) ............................................ 14
Director and Officer Stock Ownership ....................................................... 17
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners ............................................. 19
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance ...................................... 19
Executive Officers ...................................................................... 20
Executive Compensation ................................................................. 22
Compensation Discussion and Analysis .................................................... 22
Executive Compensation Tables ......................................................... 41
Equity Compensation Plan Table ........................................................... 57
Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Item 2 on the Proxy Card) ............ 58
Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (Item 3 on the Proxy Card) ............................ 59
Stockholder Proposal Regarding Senior Executives Holding a Significant Percentage of Equity Awards
until Retirement (Item 4 on the Proxy Card) ................................................ 61
Stockholder Proposal Regarding Disclosure of Political Contributions (Item 5 on the Proxy Card) ....... 64
Stockholder Proposal Regarding Compensation Benchmarking Cap (Item 6 on the Proxy Card) ......... 66
Other Matters .......................................................................... 68