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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote *** Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on July 19, 2018. VMWARE, INC. Meeting Information Meeting Type: Annual Meeting For holders as of: May 21, 2018 Date: July 19, 2018 Time: 8:30 AM PDT Location: Meeting live via the Internet-please visit www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/VMW2018. The company will be hosting the meeting live via the Internet this year. To attend the meeting via the Internet please visit www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/VMW2018 and be sure to have the information that is printed in the box marked by the arrowï§XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX (located on the following page). VMWARE, INC. 3401 HILLVIEW AVE. PALO ALTO, CA 94304 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. See proxy the materials reverse and side voting of this instructions notice to obtain . E48181-P03749
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Voting Items The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR Proposals 2 and 3. 2. An advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation, as described in VMware’s Proxy Statement. 3. To ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of VMware’s Board of Directors of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as VMware’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending February 1, 2019. NOTE: The proposals to be voted on may also include such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. E48183-P03749
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