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Meeting Location
The Annual Meeting for stockholders as of 3/24/08
is to be held on 5/22/08 at 10:00 a.m. PDT
at: Cymer, Inc.
17075 Thornmint Court
San Diego, CA 92127
FROM SAN DIEGO AIRPORT TO I-15 HEADING NORTH:
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- Allow 30 to 45 minutes.
- 2.
- Leave airport and follow "Downtown" signs on Harbor Drive.
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- At Grape Street, turn left (small sign will read "TO I-5").
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- From Grape Street, exit right at "I-5 South" ramp.
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- Stay in right lane for approximately1/2 mile and exit right at "Hwy. 163 North/Escondido" exit.
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- Continue North for approximately 20 miles (Hwy. 163 north eventually becomes I-15 North).
Continue to Cymer by choosing directions B below.
FROM LOS ANGELES AIRPORT TO I-15 HEADING SOUTH:
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- Allow up to three hours. (In the best of traffic, the trip takes 11/2 to 2 hours.)
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- Take 405 Freeway to I-5 South from Los Angeles towards Oceanside.
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- Take Hwy. 78 East towards Escondido.
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- Hwy. 78 will have a right lane exit to I-15 South.
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- Continue to Cymer by choosing directions A below.
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- HEADING SOUTH ON I-15:
17075 Thornmint Court, San Diego, CA 92127- 1.
- Take the Rancho Bernardo Road exit.
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- Go West onto Rancho Bernardo Road for approximately one mile.
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- Turn left at Camino San Bernardo.
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- Turn left onto Thornmint Road.
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- Take the next left to Thornmint Court.
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- Our headquarters is located at the end of the cul-de-sac on the right.
- B.
- HEADING NORTH ON I-15:
17075 Thornmint Court, San Diego, CA 92127- 1.
- Take the Camino Del Norte exit
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- Turn left onto Camino Del Norte.
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- Turn right onto Camino San Bernardo.
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- Turn right onto Thornmint Road.
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- Turn left onto Thornmint Court.
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- Our headquarters is located at the end of the cul-de-sac on the right.
For a map please go to http://www.cymer.com/about/locations_maps.htm
Voting items | ||||||||||
| The Board of Directors recommends a voteFOR all nominees. | ||||||||||
| 1. | Election of eight directors to serve until the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders Nominees: | |||||||||
| 01) | Charles J. Abbe | 05) | William G. Oldham | |||||||
| 02) | Robert P. Akins | 06) | Peter J. Simone | |||||||
| 03) | Edward H. Braun | 07) | Young K. Sohn | |||||||
| 04) | Michael R. Gaulke | 08) | Jon D. Tompkins | |||||||
The Board of Directors recommends a voteFOR Proposal 2.
- 2.
- Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008.
- 3.
- Transacting such other business as may properly come before the meeting.