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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

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Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on November 10, 2017

 

   
             
                 
         

 

Meeting Information

   
  MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC.           Meeting Type: Annual Meeting    
         

 

  For holders as of: September 11, 2017

   
         

 

  Date: November 10, 2017             Time: 10:00  AM PST

       
 

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  Location:  Maxim Integrated Products, Inc

 

                    Event Center

 

                    160 Rio Robles

 

                    San Jose, California 95134

 

   
     

 

 

 

     
       

 

You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above named company.

     

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Voting items

 

       

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The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR each of the nominees listed below:

 

1.    Election of Directors

        Nominees

1a.   William P. Sullivan

 

1b.   Tunc Doluca

 

1c.   Tracy C. Accardi

 

1d.   James R. Bergman

 

1e.   Joseph R. Bronson

 

1f.    Robert E. Grady

 

1g.   William D. Watkins

 

1h.   MaryAnn Wright

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2, 3 and 4.

 

2      To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Maxim Integrated’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018.

 

3      To ratify and approve an amendment to Maxim Integrated’s 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance thereunder by 1,500,000 shares.

 

4      Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation

     

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote 1 YEAR on the following proposal:

 

5      Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of named executive officers to be one year.

 

NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

 

 

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Reserved for Broadridge Internal Control Information      

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           THE COMPANY NAME INC. - COMMON    123,456,789,012.12345                      
           THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS A    123,456,789,012.12345                      
           THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS B    123,456,789,012.12345                      
           THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS C    123,456,789,012.12345                      
           THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS D    123,456,789,012.12345                      
           THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS E    123,456,789,012.12345                      
           THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS F    123,456,789,012.12345                      
  

        THE COMPANY NAME INC. - 401 K

 

  

123,456,789,012.12345                    

 

 
           

 

 

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