Welcome to the Notice & Access Resource Center.

Access valuable resources such as pricing tools, key statistics and timeline requirements—all to help you plan an effective shareholder communications approach

Under the SEC’s Notice and Access rule, corporate issuers and mutual funds must make proxy materials available on a public website, and may choose to send a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials in place of the complete proxy package.

Broadridge can help you determine the optimal model for distributing your proxy communications, developing a strategy that leverages traditional proxy processing and Notice & Access to reach shareholders more effectively and reduce the costs of printing and postage.

We offer a range of services and resources to help you address the complexities of Notice & Access and develop an efficient framework that can simplify the overall management of your proxy process.

Resources

SEC Rules

• SEC Voluntary Rule July 1, 2007
• SEC Mandatory Rule January 1, 2008

The Notice and Access statistics include the following:

• Number of corporate issuers that elected to utilize the Notice and Access model
• Characteristics of "early adopters", including:
  • Distribution size
  • Meeting/agenda type
• Quorum and retail voter participation with and without Notice and Access
• Estimated incremental savings to early adopters
• Percent of investors requesting full sets of proxy materials

The Summary and Voting statistics - Retail Shareholders Three Fiscal Years (2008-2010) include the following:

• Analysis of Broadridge data on retail shareholder voting for three fiscal years: 12 months ending June 30, 2008; June 30, 2009; and June 30, 2010
• Comparison of issuers, as a group, that used Notice & Access and issuers, as a group, that did not use Notice & Access
• Comparison of voting based on the method by which proxy materials were distributed

The Notice and Access regulatory requirements state that all meeting material must be made available on the Internet at the time of the Notice mailing and be available for up to one year after the meeting date. The materials must be searchable and printable. Broadridge can host your documents with a standard or a customizable shareowner landing page portal at proxyvote. Proxyvote is designed to create a positive experience that allows your shareowners the opportunity to consent to electronic delivery, view and vote their materials.

While visiting proxyvote.com a shareowner can:

• View annual meeting material
• Request hard copy material
• Vote shares
• Elect to receive electronic versions of the annual material

To learn more, contact Broadridge.

Notice & Access Delivery

Utilize our range of print distribution options to provide the Notice & Access Delivery method that best suits your business.

Web Hosting

Provide shareholders access to proxy materials with a secure landing page designed to meet SEC requirements that is accessible from your corporate website.

Document Conversion

Convert annual reports, proxy statements, and related proxy materials into enhanced, searchable electronic formats with our interactive document conversion solution.

Inventory Management and Fulfillment

We help you meet the requirements of the SEC Notice & Access Rule with a single platform for the management and archiving of proxy materials for all types of shareholders.