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   Meeting Information

    
       

 

Meeting Type: Annual Meeting

    
        For holders as of: November 30, 2015    
        Date: January 28, 2016            Time: 1:30 PM CST    
        Location:   Sonic Building    
          300 Johnny Bench Drive    
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 The Board of Directors recommends you vote

 

 FOR the following:

 

   1.   Election of Directors        
    Nominees        
   01   R. Neal Black   02     Clifford Hudson           03     Federico F. Peña           04     Susan E. Thronson  
 

 

 The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2 and 3.

 

   2   Ratification of the Audit Committee’s selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2016.
 

 

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Approval of our executive officers’ compensation.

 

 

 The Board of Directors recommends you vote AGAINST the following proposal:

 

   4   Adoption of a policy for accelerating the vesting of equity awards in the event of a change in control.
 

 

 NOTE: To act upon any such other matters as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.

 

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