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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

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ARBITRON INC.

 

 

 

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Meeting Information

 

Meeting Type: Annual Meeting

For holders as of: April 01, 2013

Date: May 21, 2013            Time: 9:00 AM EDT

Location: The Four Seasons Hotel

                  New York

                  57 East 57th Street

                  New York, NY 10022

 

      
                  
           

 

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   The Board of Directors recommends you vote

   FOR the following:

             
 

 

   1.      Election of Directors

         
              Nominees          
     01     Shellye L. Archambeau      02     Sean R. Creamer      03     David W. Devonshire      04     John A. Dimling             05     Erica Farber    
     06     Ronald G. Garriques           07     Philip Guarascio      08     William T. Kerr               09     Larry E. Kittelberger      10     Luis G. Nogales    
     11     Richard A. Post          
 

 

   The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2 and 3.

         
 

 

   2.    To approve, on an advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation.

         
 

 

   3.    To ratify the appointment by the Audit Committee of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the  current fiscal year.

   
                     
 

 

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