For the record, from the latest 10Q. At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on March 14, 2000, the stockholders of the Company elected Messers. Joel Moses, Lester C. Thurow and Charles O. Holliday, Jr. to serve as Class I Directors for a term of three years by the following votes:
Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joel Moses 157,501,250 2,144,575 Lester C. Thurow 157,457,357 2,188,467 Charles O. Holliday, Jr. 158,342,294 1,303,531
Each of the following directors who were not up for reelection at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders will continue to serve as directors: Messrs. John L. Doyle, Jerald G. Fishman, F. Grant Saviers and Ray Stata.
The stockholders also approved an amendment to the Company's 1998 Stock Option Plan to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance thereunder from 15,000,000 to 32,000,000 (64,000,000 after giving effect for the 2-for-1 stock split distributed on March 15, 2000), by a vote of 74,765,345 in favor, 64,562,946 opposed, 2,623,800 abstaining and 17,693,734 non-vote.
Stockholders also ratified the selection by the Board of Directors of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending October 28, 2000, by a vote of 159,078,016 in favor, 96,565 opposed and 471,243
abstaining.
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