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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
2015 PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY AND HIGHLIGHTS .................................. 1
Financial and Operating Highlights ....................................................... 1
Executive Compensation Highlights ...................................................... 2
Board Nominees ...................................................................... 3
Corporate Governance Highlights ........................................................ 4
COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ........................................ 5
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ................................ 10
Director Biographies ................................................................... 10
Director Independence ................................................................. 12
Board of Directors, Board Meetings, and Committees ........................................ 13
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation .................................. 14
Consideration of Director Nominees ...................................................... 15
Global Code of Conduct and Corporate Governance Guidelines ................................. 15
Oversight of Risk Issues ................................................................ 16
Related Person Transactions Policy ....................................................... 16
Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions ....................................... 17
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance ................................... 17
Director Attendance at Annual Meeting ................................................... 17
Stockholder Communications with the Board of Directors ..................................... 17
Stockholder Proposals for 2016 Annual Meeting ............................................ 17
Other Business ....................................................................... 18
Report of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors ...................................... 19
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION AND STOCK OWNERSHIP GUIDELINES ....................... 21
Fiscal 2015 Director Compensation Table .................................................. 22
COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS .......................................... 24
Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation ................................. 38
FISCAL 2015 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE ........................................ 39
FISCAL 2015 GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS TABLE .................................. 42
OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL 2015 YEAR-END ............................ 44
FISCAL 2015 OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK VESTED TABLE ............................ 46
POTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION OR CHANGE OF CONTROL .................. 46
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION .......................................... 48
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT .......... 49
PROPOSALS TO BE VOTED ON ......................................................... 51
Proposal 1: Election of Directors ......................................................... 51
Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers ........ 52
Proposal 3: Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm ...................................................................... 53
Proposal 4: Stockholder Proposal ......................................................... 55
APPENDIX A: RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES TO THE MOST
DIRECTLY COMPARABLE GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES .................... A-1
In this Proxy Statement, we may make forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial
performance of the Company. Statements including words such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate” or
“expect” and statements in the future tense are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements
are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or actual future results to differ materially
from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Please refer to the Annual Report for a discussion of
important factors that could cause actual events or actual results to differ materially from those discussed in this
Proxy Statement. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Proxy Statement; we assume
no obligation to, and do not necessarily intend to, update these forward-looking statements.
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