Edgar Filing: BROADCOM CORP

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 15, 2012.


BROADCOM CORPORATION	Meeting Information
	Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
	For holders as of: March 19, 2012
	Date: May 15, 2012	Time: 10:00 a.m., Local Time
	Location: Broadcom Corporation 5300 California Avenue Irvine, CA 92617
BROADCOM CORPORATION 5300 CALIFORNIA AVENUE IRVINE, CA 92617	Directions to the meeting can be viewed at www.broadcom.com/investors.

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						NOTICE AND PROXY STATEMENT ANNUAL REPORT
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Voting Items

1. To elect the following persons to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of shareholders and/or until their successors are duly elected and qualified:

Nominees:

01) Robert J. Finocchio, Jr.

02) Nancy H. Handel

03) Eddy W. Hartenstein

04) Maria M. Klawe, Ph.D.

05) John E. Major

06) Scott A. McGregor

07) William T. Morrow

08) Henry Samueli, Ph.D.

09) Robert E. Switz

2. To approve an amendment and restatement of the Broadcom Corporation 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as previously amended and restated, that would extend the term of the plan through May 15, 2022, and effect various technical revisions and improvements.

3. To approve the adoption of the Broadcom Corporation 2012 Stock Incentive Plan.

4. To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012.

The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the nominees listed above and a vote FOR proposals 2, 3 and 4. This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted as specified above. If no specification is made, this proxy will be voted FOR the election of the nominees listed above, FOR proposals 2, 3 and 4 and in accordance with the discretion of the proxy holders, on such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof.

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