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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 14A

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Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on March 23, 2017.

 

 

 

 

 

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VERIFONE SYSTEMS, INC.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   

 

Meeting Information

   
   

 

Meeting Type: Annual Meeting

 

For holders as of: January 27, 2017

 

Date: March 23, 2017          Time: 9:30 AM PDT

 

Location:  VeriFone Systems, Inc.

 

                   88 W. Plumeria Drive

 

                   San Jose, CA 95134

 

   
   
 

 

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1. 2017 Notice and Proxy Statement    2. Annual Report

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

 

  1.   Election of Directors
    Nominees
  1.1   Robert W. Alspaugh
  1.2   Karen Austin
  1.3   Paul Galant
  1.4   Alex W. (Pete) Hart
  1.5   Robert B. Henske
  1.6   Eitan Raff
  1.7   Jonathan I. Schwartz
  1.8   Jane J. Thompson
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The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal(s):

 

 

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Approval of the amendment and restatement of the Verifone 2006 Equity Incentive Plan to, among other things, increase the number of shares of common stock that may be issued thereunder and provide a maximum annual limit on non-employee director compensation.

  3   An advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers.
  The Board of Directors recommends you vote 1 YEAR on the following proposal:
  4   An advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes to approve the compensation of our named executive officers.
  The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal(s):
  5   Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as Verifone’s independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending October 31, 2017.
 


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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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