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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on June 17, 2011
NEOPHOTONICS CORPORATION
Meeting Information
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
For holders as of: April 25, 2011
Date: June 17, 2011 Time: 10:00 AM PDT Location: NeoPhotonics Corporation 2911 Zanker Road San Jose, CA 95134 USA
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NEOPHOTONICS CORPORATION
2911 ZANKER ROAD
SAN JOSE, CA 95134 USA
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Voting items
The Board of Directors recommends you vote
FOR all nominees set forth below:
1. Election of Directors
Nominees
01 Timothy S. Jenks 02 Björn Olsson
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR Proposals Nos. 2 and 3.
2. Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting
firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.
3. Advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers.
The Board of Directors recommends you vote “ 3 YEARS ” on Proposal No. 4:
4. Advisory vote on the frequency of holding an advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive
officers.
NOTE: In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before
the Annual Meeting of Stockholders or any adjournment thereof.
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