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TERADYNE, INC.
2021 Annual Meeting Vote by May 6, 2021 11:59 PM ET
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TERADYNE, INC. C/O BROADRIDGE CORPORATE ISSUER SOLUTIONS, INC. PO BOX 1342 BRENTWOOD, NY 11717 |
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You invested in TERADYNE, INC. and it’s time to vote!
You have the right to vote on proposals being presented at the Annual Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy material for the shareholder meeting to be held on May 7, 2021.
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THIS IS NOT A VOTABLE BALLOT
This is an overview of the proposals being presented at the
upcoming shareholder meeting. Please follow the instructions on the
reverse side to vote these important matters.
| Voting Items | Board Recommends | |||
1. | To elect the eight nominees named in the accompanying proxy statement to the Board of Directors to serve as directors for a one-year term: Nominees: | |||
1a. | Michael A. Bradley |  For | ||
1b. | Edwin J. Gillis | For | ||
1c. | Timothy E. Guertin | For | ||
1d. | Peter Herweck | For | ||
1e. | Mark E. Jagiela | For | ||
1f. | Mercedes Johnson | For | ||
1g. | Marilyn Matz | For | ||
1h. | Paul J. Tufano | For | ||
2. | To approve, in a non-binding, advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. | For | ||
3. | To approve an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Organization to lower the voting requirement for shareholder approval of mergers, share exchanges and substantial sales of Company assets from a super-majority to a simple majority. | For | ||
4. | To approve an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Organization to permit shareholders to act by a simple majority written consent, rather than by unanimous written consent. | For | ||
5. | To approve an amendment to the 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the aggregate number of shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant to the plan by 3,000,000 shares. | For | ||
6. | To approve the 2006 Equity and Cash Compensation Incentive Plan, as amended, to include, among other changes, a new total annual compensation cap for non-employee directors. | For | ||
7. | To ratify the selection of the firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. | For | ||
8. | To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting and any postponements or adjournments thereof. | |||
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