Edgar Filing: NIKE INC - Form DEFA14A

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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NIKE, INC.

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

NIKE, Inc. Shareholder Meeting to be Held on September 19, 2013

Under Securities and Exchange Commission rules, you are receiving this notice that the proxy materials for the annual shareholders’ meeting are available on the Internet. Follow the instructions below to view the materials and vote online or request a copy. The items to be voted on and location of the annual meeting are on the reverse side. Your vote is important!

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NIKE, INC.’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on September 19, 2013, at the Tiger Woods Conference Center One Bowerman Drive, Beaverton, OR 97005, at 10:00 A.M. PDT.

Proposals to be voted on at the meeting are listed below along with the Board of Directors’ recommendations.

The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR all the nominees listed, a vote FOR Proposals 2 - 3 and a vote AGAINST Proposal 4.



	1.	Class A director nominees: To elect a Board of Directors for the ensuing year.

Elizabeth J. Comstock, John G. Connors, Timothy D. Cook, Douglas G. Houser, Philip H. Knight, Mark G. Parker, Johnathan A. Rodgers, Orin C. Smith and John R. Thompson, Jr.



	2.	To hold an advisory vote to approve executive compensation.



	3.	To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm.



	4.	To consider a shareholder proposal regarding political contributions disclosure.



	5.	To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting.

Directions to the NIKE, Inc. 2013 Annual Meeting

Meeting Directions:

From I-5 South of Portland: I-5 North to 217 North. Follow to Hwy 26 West.

From I-5 North of Portland: I-5 South to I-405 South. Follow to Hwy 26 West.

From I-84 East of Portland: I-84 West to I-5 South to I-405 North. Follow to Hwy 26 West.

Exit Hwy 26 at Murray Blvd, turn left and drive one mile. Turn right on Walker Road, then left on Meadow Drive into the NIKE World Headquarters (WHQ). Check in at the Security bunker located at the top of the entry. The Tiger Woods Conference Center is located directly ahead of the Security bunker. For patron drop off only, continue straight ahead to the main entry. To park, turn left from the Security bunker onto Del Hayes Way and enter parking lots on either side of Del Hayes Way. Follow the covered sidewalk to the main entry of the Tiger Woods Conference Center. Please note that the NIKE Campus is a non-smoking location and smoking is not permitted on NIKE WHQ property.




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