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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

(RULE 14a-101)

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HOLOGIC, INC.

 

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

 

 

 

 

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Notice of Meeting and Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on March 2, 2011.

 

 

     

 

Meeting Information            

 

   HOLOGIC, INC.   

Meeting Type:

 

 

  Annual Meeting

 

      For holders as of:     January 7, 2011
     

 

Date:      March 2, 2011

 

 

 

  Time: 8:30 AM EST

 

      Location:      Hologic, Inc.
     

   35 Crosby Drive

     

   Bedford, MA 01730

 

To obtain directions to the meeting,

please contact Deborah Gordon at (781) 999-7716

 

 

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HOLOGIC, INC.

35 CROSBY DRIVE

BEDFORD, MA 01730

 

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You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above named company.

 

    This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side).
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Voting  Items          

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following:

         

 

1.      Election of Directors

         

 

        Nominees

       

        01)    John W. Cumming

  06)    Nancy L. Leaming   

        02)    Robert A. Cascella

  07)    Lawrence M. Levy   

        03)    Glenn P. Muir

  08)    Elaine S. Ullian   

        04)    Sally W. Crawford

  09)    Wayne Wilson   

        05)    David R. LaVance, Jr.

       
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following:   

2.          To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the 2010 Summary Compensation Table and the other related tables and disclosure.

  
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR a 1 YEAR frequency:   

3.          To elect the option of once every one year, two years, or three years to be the preferred frequency with which the Company is to hold a stockholder vote to approve the compensation of the named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s compensation disclosure rules (which disclosure shall include the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the Summary Compensation Table, and the other related tables and disclosure).

  
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following:   

4.      Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

  

NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

 

  

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