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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on April 21, 2011
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Meeting Information
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
For holders as of: February 22, 2011
Date: April 21, 2011
Time: 3:00 PM PDT
Location: Santa Clara Marriott
2700 Mission College Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95054
INTUITIVE SURGICAL,INC. 1266 KIFER ROAD
BUILDING 101 SUNNYVALE, CA 94086
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Voting items
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the election of the following nominees:
1. Election of Directors
Nominees
01 Floyd D. Loop
02 George Stalk Jr.
03 Craig H. Barratt
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR each of the following proposals:
2 To approve the amendment and restatement to the Company’s 2010 Incentive Award Plan
3 To approve, by non-binding vote, the compensation of our named executive officers
The Board of Directors recommends you vote 3 YEARS on the following proposal:
4 To recommend, by non-binding vote, the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal:
5 The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011
NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
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