UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 13, 2010
Meeting Information
FEI COMPANY Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
For holders as of: March 08, 2010
Date: May 13, 2010 Time: 9:00 AM PDT
Location: FEI Company 5350 NE Dawson Creek Drive Hillsboro, OR 97124
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FEI COMPANY
5350 NE DAWSON CREEK DRIVE
HILLSBORO, OR 97124
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Voting items
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the following:
1. Election of Directors
Nominees
01 Lawrence A. Bock 02 Wilfred J. Corrigan 03 Don R. Kania 04 Thomas F. Kelly 05 William W. Lattin
06 Jan C. Lobbezoo 07 Gerhard H. Parker 08 James T. Richardson 09 Richard H. Wills
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal(s):
2 To consider and vote on a proposal to amend the 1995 Stock Incentive Plan (i) to increase the number of shares of our common stock reserved for issuance under the plan by 250,000 shares; and (ii) to change the terms of the annual automatic equity grants for non-employee members of our Board of Directors.
3 To consider and vote on a proposal to amend the FEI Employee Share Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares of our common stock reserved for issuance under the plan by 250,000 shares.
4 To consider approving the Audit Committee’s appointment of KPMG LLP as FEI’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2010.
NOTE: We will transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or at any and all postponements or adjournments of the meeting.
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