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Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on April 25, 2017.

 

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Meeting Information

 

  Meeting Type:          Annual Meeting
  For holders as of:     February 28, 2017
  Date:  April 25, 2017       Time: 9:30 AM local time
  Location:  7 World Trade Center at
                     250 Greenwich Street
 

                    New York, New York 10007

 

 

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  Voting Items      
  The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals:    
 

 

1.      Election of Directors

 
 

 

         Nominees:

 

1A.     Basil L. Anderson

 

1B.     Jorge A. Bermudez

 

1C.     Darrell Duffie, Ph.D

 

1D.     Kathryn M. Hill

 

1E.     Ewald Kist

 

1F.      Raymond W. McDaniel, Jr.

 

1G.     Henry A. McKinnell, Jr., Ph.D

 

1H.     Leslie F. Seidman

 

1I.       Bruce Van Saun

 

   

The Board of Directors recommends you vote 1 Year on the following proposal:

 

4.     Advisory resolution on the frequency of future advisory resolutions approving executive compensation.

 

NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

 
 

2.     Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for 2017.

   
 

3.     Advisory resolution approving executive compensation.

   

 

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