UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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Teradyne, Inc.
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
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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 May 10, 2016
| Meeting Information | ||||||||||
| TERADYNE, INC. |
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting |
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| For holders as of: March 17, 2016 | ||||||||||
| Date: May 10, 2016 | Time: 10:00 AM EST | |||||||||
| Location: Teradyne, Inc. | ||||||||||
| 600 Riverpark Drive | ||||||||||
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Teradyne, Inc. C/O Broadridge Corporate Solutions, Inc P O Box 1342 Brentwood, NY 11717 |
North Reading, MA | |||||||||
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| Voting items | ||||||||
| The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following: | ||||||||||
| 1. | Election of Directors | |||||||||
| Nominees | ||||||||||
| 1a | Michael A. Bradley | NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. | ||||||||
| 1b | Daniel W. Christman | |||||||||
| 1c | Edwin J. Gillis | |||||||||
| 1d | Timothy E. Guertin | |||||||||
| 1e | Mark E. Jagiela | |||||||||
| 1f | Mercedes Johnson | |||||||||
| 1g | Paul J. Tufano | |||||||||
| 1h | Roy A. Vallee | |||||||||
| The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2 and 3. | ||||||||||
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2 | To approve, in a non-binding, advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement under the headings “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and “Executive Compensation Tables”. | ||||||||
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To ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. |
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