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JOHN BEAN TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
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JOHN BEAN TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION ** IMPORTANT NOTICE ** Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials | Shareholder Meeting to be held on 5/7/09 Proxy Materials Available
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Meeting Type: Meeting Date: Meeting Time: For holders as of:
| Annual 5/7/09 2:15 P.M. 3/9/09
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JBT FoodTech Sandusky Facility 1622 First Street Sandusky, Ohio 44870 | ||||||
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| Voting items | ||||||||||||
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR | ||||||||||||
| each of the nominees for Director. | ||||||||||||
1. | Election of two Directors to serve in Class I for a term expiring in 2012 as set forth in the Proxy Statement | |||||||||||
Nominees: | ||||||||||||
| 01) | C. Maury Devine | |||||||||||
| 02) | James M. Ringler | |||||||||||
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