Letter From Your Chairman
Letter From Your Chairman
April 3, 2009
Dear Stockholder:
We look forward to your attendance in person, virtually via the Internet, or by proxy at the 2009 Annual Stockholders' Meeting. We will hold the meeting at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at Intel Corporation, Building SC-12, 3600 Juliette Lane, Santa Clara, California 95054. One of the steps we have taken this year to reduce operating expenses is to hold the meeting at an Intel building rather than at a rented facility, and only stockholders will be allowed to attend the meeting in person. In addition, unlike prior years, there will be no food service at the meeting. We are offering a live webcast of the annual meeting for our stockholders at www.intc.com where you will be able to vote electronically and submit questions during the meeting.
We also are pleased to be furnishing proxy materials to stockholders primarily over the Internet. We believe that this process expedites stockholders' receipt of proxy materials, significantly lowers the costs of our annual meeting, and conserves natural resources. On April 3, 2009, we mailed our stockholders a notice containing instructions on how to access our 2009 Proxy Statement and 2008 Annual Report and vote online. The notice also included instructions on how you can receive a paper copy of your annual meeting materials, including the notice of annual meeting, proxy statement, and proxy card. If you received your annual meeting materials by mail, the notice of annual meeting, proxy statement, and proxy card from our Board of Directors were enclosed. If you received your annual meeting materials via e-mail, the e-mail contained voting instructions and links to the annual report and the proxy statement on the Internet, both of which are available at www.intel.com/intel/annualreports.
At this year's annual meeting, the agenda includes the following items:
| Agenda Item | Board Recommendation | |
|---|---|---|
| Election of Directors | FOR | |
| Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm | FOR | |
| Amendment and extension of the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan | FOR | |
| Approval of an employee stock option exchange program | FOR | |
| Advisory vote on executive compensation | FOR | |
| Stockholder proposal: Cumulative voting | AGAINST | |
| Stockholder proposal: Human right to water | AGAINST |
Please refer to the proxy statement for detailed information on each of the proposals and the annual meeting. Your Intel stockholder vote is important, and we strongly urge you to cast your vote.
If you are a stockholder of record, meaning that you hold shares directly with Computershare Investor Services, LLC ("registered holders"), the inspector of elections will have your name on a list, and you will be able to gain entry with a form of government-issued photo identification, such as a driver's license, state-issued ID card, or passport. Stockholders holding stock in brokerage accounts ("street name" or "beneficial holders") will need to bring a copy of a brokerage statement reflecting their stock ownership as of the record date.
Sincerely yours,
Craig R. Barrett
Chairman of the Board
