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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote *** IMPORTANT NOTICE Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials Meeting Information NUVASIVE, INC. Meeting Type: Annual For holders as of: 3/27/09 Date: 5/21/2009 Time: 8:00 a.m., local time Location: Nuvasive, Inc. 7475 Lusk Blvd. San Diego, CA 92121 You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the company named above. NUVASIVE, INC. This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote ATTN: CORPORATE SECRETARY 7475 LUSK BLVD. these shares. This communication presents only an SAN DIEGO, CA 92121 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). We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. See the reverse side of this notice to obtain R1NUV1 proxy materials and voting instructions. |
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Voting Items The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR Proposals 1 and 2. 1. Election of Class II Directors, to hold office until the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. Nominees: 01) Peter C. Farrell, Ph.D., AM 02) Lesley H. Howe 03) Eileen M. More 2. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009. 3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof. The Board recommends that you vote FOR the above proposals. This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed above. WHEN NO CHOICE IS INDICATED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ABOVE PROPOSALS. This proxy may be revoked by the undersigned at any time, prior to the time it is voted by any of the means described in the accompanying proxy statement. As of the time of preparation of this Proxy Statement, neither the Board nor management intends to bring before the meeting any business other than the matters referred to in the Notice of Annual Meeting and this Proxy Statement. If any other business should properly come before the meeting, or any adjournment thereof, the persons named in the proxy will vote on such matters according to their best judgment. R1NUV3 |
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