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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote *** Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on <mtgdate> December .04, 2013 Meeting Information Meeting Type: Annual<mtgtype>Meeting For holders as of: October<recdate>17, 2013 Date: December 04, 2013 Time: 10:00<mtgtime>AM MDT Location: Marriott Courtyard 948 West Dillon Road Louisville, Colorado 80027 B A R C O D E REAL GOODS SOLAR, INC. BROKER LOGO HERE 0000186662_1 R1.0.0.51160 Return Address Line 1 Return Address Line 2 Return Address Line 3 51 MERCEDES WAY EDGEWOOD NY 11717 Investor Address Line 1 Investor Address Line 2 1 Investor Address Line 3 Investor Address Line 4 15 12 OF Investor Address Line 5 John Sample 2 1234 ANYWHERE STREET ANY CITY, ON A1A 1A1 You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above named company. This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side). We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. See the reverse side of this notice to obtain proxy materials and voting instructions. Broadridge Internal Use Only Job # Envelope # Sequence # # of # Sequence #
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Voting items The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the following: 1. Election of Directors Nominees 01 David L. Belluck 02 Kamyar (Kam) Mofid 03 John Schaeffer 04 Ian Bowles 05 Steven B. Kaufman 06 Robert L. Scott 07 Richard D. White 08 Pavel Bouska The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal(s): B 2 Approval, on an advisory basis, of named executive officer compensation. A R The Board of Directors recommends you vote 3 YEARS on the following proposal: C 3 An advisory vote on the frequency of holding future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation. O D NOTE: In the discretion of the proxies, on such other business as may properly come before the meeting and at any E adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof. This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR the election of the nominees for director, FOR proposal 2, 3 years on proposal 3 and, in the discretion of the proxies, with respect to such other business as may properly come before the meeting. 51160 . 0 . 0 . R1 3 0000 0000 0000 Broadridge Internal Use Only xxxxxxxxxx 0000186662 xxxxxxxxxx Cusip Job # Envelope # Sequence # # of # Sequence #
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