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| Meeting Information | ||
Meeting Type: | Annual | |
For holders as of: | March 30, 2009 | |
Date: May 28, 2009 | Time:10:00 a.m. CST | |
| Location: | Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorum by the Galleria 14901 Dallas Parkway Dallas, Texas 75254 |
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Voting Items
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote “FOR” the following. |
| 1. | Election of Directors | |
| Nominees: |
| 01) | C.H. Chen | 05) | Shing Mao | |||||
| 02) | Michael R. Giordano | 06) | Raymond Soong | |||||
| 03) | L.P. Hsu | 07) | John M. Stich | |||||
| 04) | Keh-Shew Lu |
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote “FOR” the following proposals. |
| 2. | To approve various proposed amendments of the 2001 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, including the extension of the term of the plan until May 28, 2019 and the increase by 5,000,000 in the number of shares of Common Stock which may be subject to awards granted thereunder. | |
| 3. | To ratify the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2009. | |
| Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. |
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