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Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on June 27, 2012

 

          

Meeting Information            

 

   
           Meeting Type:   Annual Meeting    
   VERIFONE SYSTEMS, INC.         For holders as of:   May 04, 2012    
          

 

Date:  June 27, 2012

 

 

Time: 9:15 AM PDT

   
          

 

Location:   VeriFone Systems, Inc.

   
          

  2099 Gateway Place, Suite 600

   
       

  San Jose, CA 95110

 

   
            
   

 

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Voting items

                   
 

The Board of Directors recommends that you

              
 

vote FOR the following:

 

              
  1.   Election of Directors                    
    Nominees                       
  01   Robert W. Alspaugh    02   Douglas G. Bergeron    03    Dr. Leslie G. Denend    04    Alex W. Hart    05    Robert B. Henske
  06   Richard A. McGinn    07   Eitan Raff    08    Jeffrey E. Stiefler            
 

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal(s):

 

  
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To hold an advisory vote on compensation of our named executive officers.

     
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To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as VeriFone’s independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending October 31, 2012.

     
 

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Such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof.

                          

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