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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 14A

 

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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote ***

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on July 1, 2015.

 

 

THE MEN’S WEARHOUSE, INC.

 

Meeting Information

 

Meeting Type:              Annual Meeting

 

For holders as of:        May 6, 2015

 

Date:   July 1, 2015       Time:  11:00 AM PDT

 

Location:  The Company’s Executive Offices

6100 Stevenson Blvd.

Fremont, CA 94538

 

 

 

 

 

THE MEN’S WEARHOUSE, INC.

6380 ROGERDALE RD.

HOUSTON, TX 77072

 

You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the company named above.

 

This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares.  This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side).

 

We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.

 

 

 

 

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NOTICE                         PROXY STATEMENT                2014 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

 

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Voting Items

 

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR

the eight nominees named below:

 

1.

Election of Directors

 

 

 

 Nominees:

 

 

 

 01)    William B. Sechrest

05)    Sheldon I. Stein

 

 

 02)    David H. Edwab

06)    Grace Nichols

 

 

 03)    Douglas S. Ewert

07)    Allen I. Questrom

 

 

 04)    Rinaldo S. Brutoco

08)    B. Michael Becker

 

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals:

 

2.

To approve a proposal to amend the Company’s 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, to (i) increase both the number of shares authorized for issuance under the plan and the related annual limits to individual participants and (ii) remove remaining share recycling provisions from the plan.

 

 

3.

To approve the material terms of the performance goals for performance awards under the Company’s 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

 

4.

To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

 

5.

To ratify the appointment of the firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for fiscal 2015.

 

 

6.

In their discretion, the above-named proxies are authorized to vote upon such other matters as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

 

 

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