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Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 27, 2011.
Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 27, 2011.
LOWE’S COMPANIES, INC.
1000 LOWE’S BOULEVARD
MAIL CODE: NB7IR
MOORESVILLE, NC 28117
| Meeting Information
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
For holders as of: March 25, 2011
Date:
May 27, 2011
Time: 10:00 a.m. EDT
Location: Ballantyne Hotel
10000 Ballantyne Commons Parkway
Charlotte, NC 28277 |
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Voting Items
Lowe’s Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR ALL of the listed nominees: |
| 1. | Election of Directors |
Nominees:
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01) Raul Alvarez
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06) Robert L. Johnson | ||
02) David W. Bernauer
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07) Marshall O. Larsen | ||
03) Leonard L. Berry
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08) Richard K. Lochridge | ||
04) Peter C. Browning |
09) Robert A. Niblock | ||
05) Dawn E. Hudson
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10) Stephen F. Page |
Lowe’s Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals:
| 2. | Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2011. |
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| 3. | Advisory vote on executive compensation. |
Lowe’s Board of Directors recommends you vote for 1 YEAR on the following proposal:
| 4. | Advisory vote on the frequency of holding future advisory votes on executive compensation. |
Lowe’s Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal:
| 5. | Approval of the Lowe’s Companies, Inc. 2011 Annual Incentive Plan. |
Lowe’s Board of Directors recommends you vote AGAINST the following proposals:
| 6. | Shareholder proposal regarding executive severance agreements. |
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| 7. | Shareholder proposal regarding linking pay to performance on sustainability goals. |
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| 8. | Shareholder proposal regarding report on political spending. |
NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
