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General Information about the Class A/Class B Director Nominee
Robert P. May is the director nominee proposed for election by the holders of the Company’s Class A
and Class B common stock. Mr. May has agreed to be named in this proxy statement and to serve as a
director if elected.
Robert P. May, 58, was elected to Charter’s board of directors in October 2004 and was Charter’s
Interim President and Chief Executive Officer from January until August 2005. Mr. May was named Chief
Executive Officer and a director of Calpine Corporation, a power company, in December 2005. Calpine filed
for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in December 2005. He served on the board of directors of
HealthSouth Corporation, a national provider of healthcare services, from October 2002 until October 2005,
and was its Chairman from July 2004 until October 2005. Mr. May also served as HealthSouth Corporation’s
Interim Chief Executive Officer from March 2003 until May 2004, and as Interim President of its Outpatient
and Diagnostic Division from August 2003 to January 2004. Since March 2001, Mr. May has been a private
investor and principal of RPM Systems, which provides strategic business consulting services. From March
1999 to March 2001, Mr. May served on the board of directors and was Chief Executive of PNV Inc., a
national telecommunications company. Prior to his employment at PNV Inc., Mr. May was Chief Operating
Officer and a member of the board of directors of Cablevision Systems Corporation from October 1996 to
February 1998, and from 1973 to 1993 he held several senior executive positions with Federal Express
Corporation, including President, Business Logistics Services. Mr. May was educated at Curry College and
Boston College and attended Harvard Business School’s Program for Management Development. He is a
member of Deutsche Bank of Americas Advisory Board.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS VOTING “FOR” THE CLASS A/CLASS B
DIRECTOR NOMINEE.
Election of Class B Directors
Information about the Class B Director Nominees
The following information concerns the eleven individuals who have been nominated by the board of
directors for election by the Class B holder, voting as a separate class. Each of the following individuals
currently serves as a Class B director.
Paul G. Allen, 55, has been Chairman of Charter’s board of directors since July 1999, and Chairman of
the board of directors of Charter Investment, Inc. (a predecessor to, and currently an affiliate of, Charter)
since December 1998. Mr. Allen, co-founded Microsoft Corporation with Bill Gates in 1975 and remained the
company’s chief technologist until he left Microsoft Corporation in 1983. Mr. Allen is the founder and
chairman of Vulcan Inc., Mr. Allen’s project and investment management company that oversees stakes in
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Digeo, Inc., real estate and more than 40 other technology, media and content
companies. In 2004, Mr. Allen funded SpaceShipOne, the first privately-funded effort to successfully put a
civilian in suborbital space and winner of the Ansari X-Prize competition. Mr. Allen also owns the Seattle
Seahawks NFL and Portland Trail Blazers NBA franchises. In addition, Mr. Allen is a director of Vulcan
Ventures, Inc., Vulcan Inc., and numerous privately held companies.
W. Lance Conn, 39, was elected to the board of directors of Charter in September 2004. Since July
2004, Mr. Conn has served as Executive Vice President, Investment Management for Vulcan Inc., the
investment and project management company that oversees a diverse multi-billion dollar portfolio across
diverse industry sectors and investment asset classes. Prior to joining Vulcan Inc., Mr. Conn was employed
by America Online, Inc., an interactive online services company, from March 1996 to May 2003. From 1997
to 2000, Mr. Conn served in various senior business development roles at America Online. In 2000, Mr. Conn
began supervising all of America Online’s European investments, alliances and business initiatives. In 2002,
he became Senior Vice President of America Online U.S. where he led a company-wide effort to restructure
and optimize America Online’s operations. From September 1994 until February 1996, Mr. Conn was an
attorney with the Shaw Pittman law firm in Washington, D.C. Mr. Conn is a director at Plains All American
Pipeline, L.P., Plains GP Holdings, L.P. and Vulcan Energy
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Source: CHARTER COMMUNICATIO, DEF 14A, March 17, 2008