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Survey Results: Annual Meeting Conduct

 1. To attend our annual meeting, our company: (select all that apply, may total more than 100%)
  Answer Responses Percent  
Requires pre-registration by shareholders 1 3.3%
Encourages pre-registration by shareholders but it’s not required 5 16.7%
Requires shareholders to bring an entry pass that was included in the proxy materials (along with ID) 3 10.0%
Encourages shareholders to bring an entry pass but it’s not required 6 20.0%
Will allow any shareholder to attend if they bring proof of ownership 20 66.7%
Will allow anyone to attend even if they don’t have proof of ownership 9 30.0%
2. During our annual meeting, our company: (select only one)
  Answer Responses Percent  
We hand out rules of conduct that limit each shareholder’s time to no more than 2 minutes 3 10.3%
We hand out rules of conduct that limit each shareholder’s time to no more than 3 minutes 7 24.1%
We hand out rules of conduct that limit each shareholder’s time to no more than 5 minutes 4 13.8%
We announce a policy that limits each shareholder’s time to no more than 2 minutes (but rules are not handed out) 3 10.3%
We announce a policy that limit each shareholder’s time to no more than 3 minutes (but rules are not handed out) 2 6.9%
We announce a policy that limit each shareholder’s time to no more than 5 minutes (but rules are not handed out) 1 3.4%
There is no limit on how long a shareholder can talk (subject to the inherent authority of the Chair to cut off discussion at any time) 9 31.0%
3. For our annual meeting, our company: (select only one)
  Answer Responses Percent  
Provides an audio webcast of the physical meeting, including posting an archive 6 20.7%
Provides an audio webcast of the physical meeting, but does not post an archive 1 3.4%
Has provided an audio webcast of the physical meeting in the past, but discontinued that practice 0 0.0%
Is considering providing an audio webcast of the physical meeting but haven’t decided yet 0 0.0%
Provides a video webcast of the physical meeting (or is considering doing so) 2 6.9%
Does not provide an audio nor a video webcast of the physical meeting 20 69.0%
4. At our annual meeting, our company: (select only one)
  Answer Responses Percent  
Announces the preliminary results of the vote on each matter (unless special circumstances arise such as a very close vote) 27 90.0%
Doesn’t announce the preliminary results of the vote on each matter 3 10.0%