EXTREME NETWORKS INC — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2017

Sep 25, 2017

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EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.	Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
	For
holders as of: September 18, 2017
	Date: November 09, 2017 Time: 8:00 AM EST
●	Location: 2121 RDU Center Drive Morrisville, North Carolina 27560
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| | Voting items — The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following: 1. Elect six directors to the Board of Directors for a one-year term: Nominees 01 Charles P. Carinalli 02 Kathleen M. Holmgren 06 John C. Shoemaker | 03 Rajendra Khanna 04 Edward H. Kennedy 05 Edward B. Meyercord | | --- | --- | --- | | | The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal: 2. Hold an advisory vote to approve our named executive officers’ compensation. The Board of Directors recommends you vote 1 YEAR on the following proposal: 3. Hold an advisory vote on the frequency of holding future advisory votes to approve our named executive officers’ compensation. The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 4, 5 and 6. 4. Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent auditors for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2018. 5. Ratify Amendment No. 5 to the Company’s Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, which extends that agreement through May 31, 2018. 6. Approve the Amendment and Restatement of the Extreme Networks, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan. | | | ● | The Board of Directors recommends you vote AGAINST the following proposal: 7. Hold a vote on a stockholder proposal regarding simple majority voting, if properly presented at the meeting. NOTE: Transact other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. | ● |

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