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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Sun Microsystems, Inc. 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be Held on November 5, 2008

You are receiving this notice that the proxy materials for the annual meeting are available on the Internet. Follow the instructions below to view the materials and vote online or request a printed copy. The items to be voted on and directions to the annual meeting are provided on the reverse side of this notice. Your vote is important!

This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. The annual report and proxy statement are available at:

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Stockholder Meeting Notice

The Sun Microsystems, Inc. 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 10:00 AM Pacific Time.

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

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the following proposals:

1. Election of eleven (11) members to the Board of Directors:

Scott G. McNealy Peter L.S. Currie Michael E. Marks P. Anthony Ridder

James L. Barksdale Robert J. Finocchio, Jr. Patricia E. Mitchell Jonathan I. Schwartz

Stephen M. Bennett James H. Greene, Jr. M. Kenneth Oshman

2. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Sun’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009.

3. Approval of amendments to Sun’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws to eliminate supermajority voting.

4. Approval of amendments to Sun’s 1990 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of authorized shares issuable thereunder, extend the term and make certain other administrative changes.

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote AGAINST the following proposals:

5. Consideration of a stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, regarding advisory vote on compensation.

6. Consideration of a stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, regarding bylaw amendment related to stockholder rights plans.

7. Consideration of a stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, regarding bylaw amendment to establish a Board committee on human rights.

PLEASE NOTE – YOU CANNOT VOTE BY RETURNING THIS NOTICE. To vote your shares you must vote online or request a paper copy of the proxy materials to receive a proxy card.

Directions to the Sun Microsystems, Inc. 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

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