This excerpt taken from the LLTC DEFA14A filed Sep 23, 2009.
IMPORTANT
NOTICE Regarding the Availability of Proxy
Materials
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY
CORPORATION
Meeting
Information
Meeting Type:
Annual
Meeting
For
holders as of:
September 8,
2009
Date:
November 4,
2009 Time:
3:00 PM PST
Location:
Linear Technology Corporation 720
Sycamore Drive Milpitas, CA 95035
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY
CORPORATION 720 SYCAMORE DRIVE MILPITAS, CA 95035-7417
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. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com or
easily request a paper 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.
Before You Vote
How to Access the Proxy
Materials
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How To Vote
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Methods
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including, but not limited to, the possession of an attendance ticket
issued by the entity holding the meeting. Please check the meeting
materials for any special requirements for meeting attendance. At the
Meeting you will need to request a ballot to vote these
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the instructions.
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materials, which will include a proxy
card.
Voting Items
The Board of Directors recommends
that you vote FOR the following:
1. To elect five (5)
directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until
their successors are elected.
Nominees:
01) Robert H.
Swanson, Jr. 02) David
S. Lee 03) Lothar Maier
04) Richard M.
Moley 05) Thomas S. Volpe
The Board of Directors recommends
you vote FOR the following proposals:
2. To approve an amendment
to the Company's 2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the shares
reserved for issuance thereunder by 2,000,000.
3. To approve the Company's
2009 Executive Bonus Plan.
4. To ratify the
appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent
registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 27,
2010.