AutoNation (AN)

 

“Broker non-votes” occur when shares held by a brokerage firm are not voted with respect to a proposal because the firm has not received voting instructions from the stockholder and the firm does not have the authority to vote the shares in its discretion. Under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), brokerage firms may have the authority to vote their customers’ shares on certain routine matters for which they do not receive voting instructions, such as the election of our Board’s nominees for director and the ratification of the selection of our independent registered public accounting firm. However, if other matters are properly brought before the Annual Meeting and they are not considered routine under the applicable NYSE rules, such as the two stockholder proposals, shares held by brokerage firms will not be voted on such non-routine matters by the brokerage firms unless they have received voting instructions and, accordingly, any such shares will be “broker non-votes” and will not be counted with respect to such matters.

 

 

“Broker non-votes” occur when shares held by a brokerage firm are not voted with respect to a proposal because the firm has not received voting instructions from the stockholder and the firm does not have the authority to vote the shares in its discretion. Under the rules of The New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), brokerage firms may have the authority to vote their customers’ shares on certain routine matters for which they do not receive voting instructions, such as the election of our Board’s nominees for director and the ratification of the selection of our independent registered public accounting firm. However, if other matters are properly brought before the Annual Meeting and they are not considered routine under the applicable NYSE rules, such as our proposal to approve the AutoNation, Inc. 2008 Employee Equity and Incentive Plan and the two stockholder proposals, shares held by brokerage firms will not be voted on such non-routine matters by the brokerage firms unless they have received voting instructions and, accordingly, any such shares will be “broker non-votes” and will not be counted with respect to such matters.

 

 

“Broker non-votes” occur when shares held by a brokerage firm are not voted with respect to a proposal because the firm has not received voting instructions from the stockholder and the firm does not have the authority to vote the shares at its discretion. Under the rules of The New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), brokerage firms may have the authority to vote their customers’ shares on certain routine matters for which they do not receive voting instructions, such as the election of our Board’s nominees for director and the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent auditor. However, if other matters are properly brought before the Annual Meeting and they are not considered routine under the applicable NYSE rules, such as our proposals to approve the AutoNation, Inc. 2007 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan and the AutoNation, Inc. Senior Executive Incentive Bonus Plan and the stockholder proposal on stockholder rights to call special meetings, shares held by brokerage firms will not be voted on such non-routine matters by the brokerage firms unless they have received voting instructions and, accordingly, any such shares will be “broker non-votes” and will not be counted with respect to such matters.

 

 

“Broker non-votes” occur when shares held by a brokerage firm are not voted with respect to a proposal because the firm has not received voting instructions from the stockholder and the firm does not have the authority to vote the shares at its discretion. Under the rules of The New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), brokerage firms may have the authority to vote their customers’ shares on certain routine matters for which they do not receive voting instructions, such as the election of our Board’s nominees for director and the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent auditor. However, if other matters are properly brought before the Annual Meeting and they are not considered routine under the applicable NYSE rules, such as our stockholder proposal on cumulative voting for director elections, shares held by brokerage firms will not be voted on such non-routine matters by the brokerage firms unless they have received voting instructions and, accordingly, any such shares will be “broker non-votes” and will not be counted with respect to such matters.