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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PROXY SUMMARY .................................................................... 1
GENERAL PROXY INFORMATION ...................................................... 3
Information About Solicitation and Voting ................................................. 3
Internet Availability of Proxy Materials .................................................... 3
About the Annual Meeting .............................................................. 3
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STANDARDS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE ................ 7
Corporate Governance Standards ......................................................... 7
Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics ...................................................... 7
Majority Vote Standard and Director Resignation Policy ...................................... 7
Stock Ownership Guidelines ............................................................ 8
Board Leadership Structure ............................................................. 8
Lead Independent Director .............................................................. 8
Board Independence ................................................................... 8
Change in Director Occupation .......................................................... 9
Outside Advisors ..................................................................... 9
Board and Committee Effectiveness ...................................................... 9
Board’s Role in Risk Oversight .......................................................... 9
Board Structure and Meetings ........................................................... 9
Executive Sessions .................................................................... 10
Succession Planning ................................................................... 10
THE BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES .................................................... 11
Audit Committee ..................................................................... 11
Compensation Committee .............................................................. 12
Nominating and Governance Committee ................................................... 12
DIRECTOR NOMINATIONS AND COMMUNICATION WITH DIRECTORS ..................... 13
Criteria for Nomination to the Board ...................................................... 13
Process for Identifying and Evaluating Nominees ............................................ 13
Stockholder Proposals for Nominees ...................................................... 14
Contacting the Board of Directors ........................................................ 14
Attendance of Board Members at Annual Meetings .......................................... 14
PROPOSAL NO. 1 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS ............................................. 15
Nominees for Director ................................................................. 15
Director Compensation ................................................................. 20
PROPOSAL NO. 2 RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM ................................................................. 23
Principal Accountant Fees and Services .................................................... 23
Policy on Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm ..................................................... 24
PROPOSAL NO. 3 ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION ............. 25
PROPOSAL NO. 4 STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL ............................................ 26
General ............................................................................. 26
Stockholder’s Supporting Statement ...................................................... 26
Our Board of Directors’ Statement in Opposition to Proposal 4 ................................. 27
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION .......................................... 29
OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS ............................................................ 30
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