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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on June 18, 2015
Meeting Information
CAVIUM, INC. Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
For holders as of: April 22, 2015
Date: June 18, 2015 Time: 10:00 AM PDT
Location: Cavium, Inc.
2315 N. First Street
San Jose, CA 95131
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Voting items
The Board of Directors recommends you vote
FOR the following:
1. Election of Directors
Nominees
01 Sanjay Mehrotra 02 Madhav V. Rajan
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2 and 3.
2 To ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent auditors of Cavium, Inc. for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.
3 To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of Cavium, Inc.’s named executive officers.
NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
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