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Annual
Meeting Guide Opening page
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Stage 3: Vote Tabulation and Annual Meeting
Your shareholders are of two general types, registered holders (those appearing on the records of the transfer agent) and beneficial or “street” holders (those with positions with a bank or broker). Since the typical company will have the majority of its shares in beneficial positions, the mailing of proxy materials and the collection of votes by Broadridge is extremely important to the outcome of your voting results.
Please be aware that your voting totals may appear low until the first votes held in street name are received from Broadridge. You may view updated, real-time results on the ContinentaLink web site, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Click to view
Exhibit: To access Online Proxy Information
Access. If you
believe your vote totals appear abnormally
low, contact our proxy department to discuss
options available to you. These options include:
To conduct
your Annual Meeting, the following documents
are required. A few days prior to the Meeting date, you should plan to discuss the logistics of the Annual Meeting with us. This discussion will ensure that we understand our role in the Meeting. Also, we need to know where the final tabulation reports, including the affidavit of mailing, should be sent (if we are not attending the Meeting). After the Meeting, the Inspector will present a final certification of the votes and all voted proxies.
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Continental
will mail directly to the registered holders,
and collect their votes by Internet, telephone,
and/or return mail. Votes from registered holders
are tabulated as they are returned. Continental
receives the Broadridge vote totals electronically,
beginning 15 days prior to the Meeting date,
if materials were received and mailed by Broadridge
to the beneficial holders more than 25 days
prior to the meeting date. If materials were
mailed by Broadridge less than 25 days prior
to the Meeting date, the first vote will be
transmitted 10 days prior to the Meeting date.
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company