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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote ***Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 9, 2012. SUNPOWER CORPORATION Meeting Information Meeting Type: Annual Meeting For holders as of: March 12, 2012 Date: May 9, 2012 Time: 12:00 p.m. PDT Location: SunPower Corporation 77 Rio Robles San Jose, California 95134 Meeting Directions: For directions to the Annual Meeting please call: 408-240-5501 You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above named company. This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet or by mail upon request. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com or easily request a paper or e-mail copy (see reverse side). We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. See the reverse side of this notice to obtain proxy materials and voting instructions. SUNPOWER CORPORATION 77 RIO ROBLES SAN JOSE, CA 95134 M43706-Z57404
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Voting Items The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following: 1. Election of Directors Nominees: 01) Arnaud Chaperon 02) Jérôme Schmitt 03) Pat Wood III The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal: 2. The proposal to approve, in an advisory vote, our named executive officer compensation. NOTE: In their discretion, Thomas H. Werner, Charles D. Boynton, Christopher S. Jaap, or any of them, each with power of substitution, are authorized to vote upon such other matter or matters as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. M43707-Z57404 M43707-Z57404
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