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RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD.

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on October 10, 2017

RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD.	Meeting Information
	Meeting Type:  Annual Meeting
	For holders as of:  August 11, 2017
	Date:  October 10, 2017         Time:  2:00 PM CDT
RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD. MICHELLE PERRICONE 40W267 KESLINGER ROAD P.O. BOX 393 LAFOX, IL 60147-0393	Location:	Corporate Headquarters 40W 267 Keslinger Road LaFox, Illinois 60147
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Before You Vote

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Voting items
The Board of Directors recommends you vote
FOR the following:
1.	Election of Directors
	Nominees
01	Edward J. Richardson	02	Paul J. Plante	03	Jacques Belin	04	James Benham	05	Kenneth Halverson
06	Robert Kluge
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2. and 3..
2.	To ratify the selection of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2018.
3.	To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers.
The Board of Directors recommends you vote 1 YEAR on the following proposal:
4.	Non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers.
NOTE: In their discretion the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting.

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