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EXHIBIT 99.4
EXABYTE CORPORATION
c/o EquiServe
P.O. Box 9398
Boston, MA 02205-9398
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VOTE BY TELEPHONE VOTE BY INTERNET
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It's fast, convenient, and immediate! It's fast, convenient, and your vote is immediately
Call Toll-Free on a Touch-Tone Phone confirmed and posted.
1-877-PRX-VOTE (1-877-779-8683).
FOLLOW THESE FOUR EASY STEPS: FOLLOW THESE FOUR EASY STEPS:
1. READ THE ACCOMPANY PROXY 1. READ THE ACCOMPANY PROXY
STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND PROXY CARD STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND PROXY CARD
2. CALL THE TOLL-FREE NUMBER 2. GO TO THE WEBSITE
1-877-RX-VOTE (1-877-779-8683). HTTP://WWW.EPROXYVOTE.COM/EXBT
3. ENTER YOUR 14-DIGIT VOTER CONTROL NUMBER 3. ENTER YOUR 14-DIGIT VOTER CONTROL NUMBER
LOCATED ON YOUR PROXY CARD ABOVE YOUR NAME. LOCATED ON YOUR PROXY CARD ABOVE YOUR NAME.
4. FOLLOW THE RECORDED INSTRUCTIONS. 4. FOLLOW THE RECORDED INSTRUCTIONS.
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YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT! YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT!
Call 1-877-PRX-VOTE anytime! GO TO HTTP://WWW.EPROXYVOTE.COM/EXBT ANYTIME!
DO NOT RETURN YOUR PROXY CARD IF YOU ARE VOTING BY TELEPHONE OR INTERNET
[X] PLEASE MARK VOTES AS IN THIS EXAMPLE.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR PROPOSALS 1, 2A, 2B AND 3. UNLESS A CONTRARY DIRECTION IS INDICATED, THIS PROXY
WILL BE VOTED FOR PROPOSALS 1, 2A, 2B AND 3 AS MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED IN THE ACCOMPANY PROXY STATEMENT. IF
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS ARE INDICATED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE INSTRUCTIONS.
1. To consider and vote on a proposal to approve and adopt 3. To consider and vote upon a proposal to amend Exabyte's
the Agreement and Plan of Merger among Exabyte Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse split
Corporation, Bronco Acquisition, Inc., Ecrix Corporation, of Exabyte's outstanding common stock by a ratio of up to
and others and to approve the issuance of Exabyte common one-for-ten and authorize the Exabyte Board of Directors to
stock and preferred stock in conjunction with the merger. determine the exact ratio within that range.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
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2. To consider and vote separately on two proposals to
increase the authorized shares of Exabyte,
A. A proposal to amend Exabyte's Restated MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
Certificate of Incorporation to increase the Please sign exactly as your name appears on this card.
authorized common stock to 100,000,000 shares; and If the stock is registered in the names of two or more
persons, each should sign. Executors, administrators,
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN trustees, guardians and attorney-in-fact should add their
[ ] [ ] [ ] titles. If signer is a corporation, please give full
corporate name and have a duly authorized officer
B. A proposal to amend Exabyte's Restated sign, stating title. If signer is a partnership,
Certificate of Incorporation to increase the please sign in partnership name by authorized person.
authorized preferred stock to 30,000,000 shares.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
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Signature: Date: Signature: Date:
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PROXY
EXABYTE CORPORATION
PROXY SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON ___________, 2001.
The undersigned hereby appoints William L. Marriner and Stephen F.
Smith, and each of them, as attorneys and proxies of the undersigned, with full
power of substitution, to vote all of the shares of stock of Exabyte Corporation
(the "Company") which the undersigned may be entitled to vote at the Special
Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to be held at the Company's principal
executive offices, 1685 38th Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301 on ______,
__________, 2001 at 9 a.m., and at any and all continuations, postponements and
adjournments thereof, with all powers that the undersigned would possess if
personally present, upon and in respect of the following matters and in
accordance with the following instructions, with discretionary authority as to
any and all other matters that may properly come before the meeting.
ON THE REVERSE SIDE OF THIS CARD ARE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO GRANT YOUR
PROXY BY TELEPHONE OR OVER THE INTERNET, AS PERMITTED BY DELAWARE LAW. THE NAMED
PROXIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO VOTE YOUR SHARES AS IF YOU MAILED IN YOUR COMPLETED
PROXY CARD.
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