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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on April 24, 2019
Meeting Information
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
For holders as of: March 1, 2019
Date: April 24, 2019 Time: 2:00 PM EDT
Location: 635 Davis Drive
Suite 300
Morrisville, North Carolina 27560
TransEnterix, Inc.
TransEnterix, Inc. 635 Davis Drive, Suite 300 Morrisville, North Carolina 27560
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Voting items
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the following:
1. Election of Directors
Nominees
01 Paul A. LaViolette
02 Todd M. Pope
03 Andrea Biffi
04 Jane H. Hsiao, Ph.D., MBA
05 William N. Kelley, M.D.
06 Aftab R. Kherani, M.D.
07 David B. Milne
08 Richard Pfenniger, Jr.
09 William N. Starling
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal(s):
2 Advisory vote on the approval of the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers for 2018.
3 Vote to amend and restate the TransEnterix, Inc. Amended and Restated Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan by 12,000,000 shares and to make other changes.
4 Ratification of the appointment of BDO USA LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019.
NOTE: In their discretion, the proxy holders are authorized to vote upon such other matters as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof.