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MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC.
** IMPORTANT NOTICE **
Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials
Stockholder Meeting to be held on 12/15/08
Proxy Materials Available
Notice and Proxy Statement
Form 10-K
You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above company, and the materials you should review before you cast your vote are now available.
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.
MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC. 120 SAN GABRIEL DRIVE
SUNNYVALE, CA 94086
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Meeting Information
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting Date: 12/15/08
Meeting Time: 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time For holders as of: 10/24/08
Meeting Location:
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. Event Center 433 N. Mathilda Avenue Sunnyvale, California 94086
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For Meeting Directions Please Call: 408-530-6699
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Voting items
Our board of directors recommends that you vote the shares (1) “FOR” each of the nominees to the board of directors, (2) “FOR” the ratification of our independent registered public accounting firm for the 2009 fiscal year, and (3) “FOR” the adoption of our 2008 Employee Stock Participation Plan.
1. To elect seven members of the board of directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors have been elected and qualified.
The 7 director nominees are:
01) Tunc Doluca 04) Robert E. Grady 02) B. Kipling Hagopian 06) William D. Watkins 03) James R. Bergman 07) A. R. Frank Wazzan 04) Joseph R. Bronson
2. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Maxim’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 27, 2009.
3. To approve the adoption of Maxim’s 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 4,000,000 shares of common stock reserved for issuance thereunder.
4. To consider such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
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