UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
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COMPUWARE CORPORATION
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Shareholder Meeting to be Held on March 28, 2014
Under Securities and Exchange Commission rules, you are receiving this notice that the proxy materials for the annual shareholders’ meeting are available on the Internet. Follow the instructions below to view the materials and vote online or request a copy. The items to be voted on and location of the annual meeting are on the reverse side. Your vote is important!
This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. The proxy statement, form of proxy and annual report to shareholders are available at:
Easy Online Access — A Convenient Way to View Proxy Materials and Vote | ||
When you go online to view materials, you can also vote your shares. | ||
Step 1: Go towww.investorvote.com/CPWR. | ||
Step 2:Click theViewbutton(s) to access the proxy materials. | ||
Step 3:Return to the investorvote.com window and follow the instructions on the screen to log in. | ||
Step 4:Make your selection as instructed on each screen to select delivery preferences and vote. |
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Compuware Annual Meeting Notice & Admission Ticket
This is a notice to you that Compuware’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on March 28, 2014, at Compuware headquarters, One Campus Martius, Detroit, MI 48226, at 9:00 A.M. Eastern time to consider and act upon the following matters:
1. | The election of eleven directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified: |
Gurminder S. Bedi | Jeffrey J. Clarke | John G. Freeland | David G. Fubini | William O. Grabe | ||||
Frederick A. Henderson | Faye Alexander Nelson | Robert C. Paul | Jennifer J. Raab | Lee D. Roberts | ||||
Stephen F. Schuckenbrock |
2. | A non-binding proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, to audit our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014; |
3. | A non-binding proposal to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. |
4. | Such other business as may properly come before the meeting. |
The Board of Directors recommends that you voteFOR the listed nominees andFOR the proposals in items 2 and 3.
PLEASE NOTE – YOU CANNOT VOTE BY RETURNING THIS NOTICE. To vote your shares you must vote online or request a paper copy of the proxy materials to receive a proxy card. If you wish to attend and vote at the meeting, please bring this notice with you.
Directions to the Compuware 2013 Annual Meeting
The entrance for Compuware visitor parking is on Farmer Street between Monroe Street and Gratiot Avenue. Once you have parked, please take the elevator down to Farmer Street (ground) level. Cross the street to the Farmer Street entrance of the Compuware building, and make your way to the registration desk.
For directions to Compuware’s headquarters, go towww.compuware.com/hqdirections.
Due to space configurations at our headquarters, it may be necessary for us to use an additional conference room to accommodate all shareholders who wish to attend.
Obtaining a Copy of the Proxy Materials – If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of these documents, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request for a copy as instructed below on or before March 21, 2014, to facilitate timely delivery. | ||
Here’s how to order a copy of the proxy materials: | ||
Paper copies:Current and future paper delivery requests can be submitted via the telephone, Internet or e-mail options below. | ||
E-mail copies:Current and future e-mail delivery requests must be submitted via the Internet following the instructions below. If you request an e-mail copy of current materials, you will receive an e-mail with a link to the materials. | ||
PLEASE NOTE:You must use the number in the shaded bar on the reverse side when requesting a set of proxy materials. |
g | Internet– Go towww.investorvote.com/CPWR. Follow the instructions to log in and order a paper or e-mail copy of the current meeting materials. | |||
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Telephone– Call us free of charge at 1-866-641-4276 using a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions to log in and order a paper copy of the materials by mail for the current meeting. | |||
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E-mail– Send e-mail to investorvote@computershare.com with “Proxy Materials Compuware” in the subject line. Include in the message your full name and address, plus the number located in the shaded bar on the reverse, and state in the e-mail that you want a paper copy of current meeting materials and/or future meeting materials. |
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