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Voting procedures and quorum 56  Election of directors 57      Nominees for directorship 57      Director nomination process 58      Board diversity and nominee qualifications 58      Communications with the board 60      Corporate governance 60      Annual meeting attendance 60      Director independence 60  Board organization 61      Board and committee meetings 61      Committees of the board 61      Board leadership structure 63      Risk oversight by the board 64  Director compensation 64      2011 director compensation 65  Executive compensation 67      Proposal regarding advisory approval of the company’s executive compensation 67  Compensation discussion and analysis 68  Compensation Committee report 79  2011 summary compensation table 79      Grants of plan-based awards in 2011 81      Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2011 82      2011 option exercises and stock vested 85      2011 pension benefits 85      2011 non-qualified deferred compensation 87      Potential payments upon termination or change in control 88  Audit Committee report 93  Proposal to ratify appointment of independent registered public accounting firm 94  Additional information 95      Voting securities 95      Security ownership of certain beneficial owners 95      Security ownership of directors and management 96      Related person transactions 97      Compensation committee interlocks and insider participation 98      Cost of solicitation 98      Stockholder proposals for 2013 98      Benefit plan voting 98      Section 16(a) beneficial ownership reporting compliance 99      Telephone and Internet voting 99      Stockholders sharing the same address 99      Electronic delivery of proxy materials 99

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