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RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD.
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Important
Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on October 04, 2016
| Meeting Information | ||||
| RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD. | Meeting Type: Annual Meeting | |||
| For holders as of: August 11, 2016 | ||||
| Date: October 04, 2016 Time: 2:00 PM CDT | ||||
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BROADRIDGE PO BOX 1342 BRENTWOOD, NY 11717 |
Location: | Corporate
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| Voting Items | ||||
| The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following: | ||||
| 1. | Election of Directors | |||
| Nominees | ||||
| 01 Edward J. Richardson 02 Paul J. Plante 03 Jacques Belin 04 James Benham 05 Kenneth Halverson | ||||
| The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2 and 3. | ||||
| 2. | To ratify the selection of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2017. | |||
| 3. | To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers. | |||
NOTE: In their discretion the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting. | ||||