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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
PROXY STATEMENT .................................................................. 1
VOTING YOUR SHARES ............................................................... 2
COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ........................................ 2
PROPOSALS TO BE VOTED ON ......................................................... 6
PROPOSAL 1 — ELECTION OF DIRECTORS ............................................ 6
Director Biographies ................................................................. 7
Director Independence ............................................................... 10
Board, Board Meetings and Committees ................................................. 10
Director Compensation and Stock Ownership Guidelines .................................... 15
Director Compensation Table .......................................................... 16
PROPOSAL 2 — AMENDMENT TO THE 2000 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN ................... 18
PROPOSAL 3 — AMENDMENT TO THE 2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN ......... 19
PROPOSAL 4 — ADVISORY VOTE ON THE COMPENSATION OF THE NAMED EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS ........................................................................ 20
PROPOSAL 5 — ADVISORY VOTE ON THE FREQUENCY OF HOLDING FUTURE ADVISORY
VOTES ON THE COMPENSATION OF THE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS .............. 21
PROPOSAL 6 — RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF KPMG LLP ................... 22
REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ...................... 24
PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS ........................................................... 26
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION .......................................................... 28
Compensation Discussion and Analysis .................................................... 28
Executive Compensation and Leadership Committee Report on Executive Compensation ............ 39
Summary Compensation Table .......................................................... 40
Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table ....................................................... 43
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-end .............................................. 44
Option Exercises and Stock Vested Table .................................................. 46
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Table ................................................ 46
Potential Payments Upon Change of Control ................................................ 47
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION .......................................... 48
OTHER INFORMATION ................................................................ 50
APPENDIX A — GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE 2000 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN ........... A-1
APPENDIX B — GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE 2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE
PLAN .............................................................................. B-1
APPENDIX C — THE 2000 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN .....................................
APPENDIX D — THE 2000 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN ...........................
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