HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC — Regulatory Filings 2011

Apr 15, 2011

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Shareowner Meeting to Be Held on May 25, 2011

	Meeting Information — Meeting Type:	Annual Meeting
HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC.	For holders as of:	March 29, 2011
	Date: May 25, 2011	Time: 11:00 AM EDT
	Location: Burns & Levinson LLP
	125 Summer Street
	Boston, Massachusetts 02110

HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC. 84 OCTOBER HILL ROAD HOLLISTON, MA 01746-1371
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Voting Items
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the
following:
1. Election Of Directors
Nominees:
01 David Green	02 John F. Kennedy
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2, 3 and 4:
2. To approve the Harvard Bioscience, Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2000 Stock
Option and Incentive Plan to, among other things, increase the number of shares available for issuance thereunder by 3,700,000.
3. To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent
registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.
4. Approval, by a non-binding advisory vote, of the compensation of Harvard
Bioscience, Inc.’s named executive officers.
The Board of Directors recommend you vote 1 YEAR on the following proposal:
5. Recommendation, by a non-binding advisory vote, of the frequency of the
shareholder vote to approve the compensation of Harvard Bioscience, Inc.’s named executive officers.
NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof.

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