Global Proxy Processing

Broadridge provides a complete outsource solution for international proxies. We offer a fully automated, electronic product supporting straight through processing from account collection and agenda distribution, through vote processing in over 100 markets. Customized to the securities held in an account, Broadridge distributes electronic proxy agendas to both institutional and retail investors, and collects votes back through the same channel. Votes are tabulated and delivered to the local market in accordance with market practice.

With over 10 years of experience, we are experts in proxy management. Outsourcing to us will allow you to focus on your core business and minimize your time handling administrative tasks.

Broadridge's global proxy service options and features:

• Active - Your institutions can select to electronically receive all ballots for all holdings where you offer custody service.
  
  
• Passive - Your institutions determine which meetings they wish to vote and then contact Broadridge directly to lodge voting instructions.
  
  
• Market Specific - Your institutions choose to include or exclude certain markets based on their voting parameters, and Broadridge will manage voting anomalies - including beneficial owner disclosure, Power of Attorney requirements, participation, registration, meeting attendance requests, proxy card completion, etc.
  
  
• Standing Instructions - Your institutions lodge instructions in advance based on market, meeting type, account and/or proposal category.
  
  
• Retail clients -Your clients are provided convenient access to proxy voting over the internet. You decide how the voting site is access - via email notification of a customized branded mailbox.
  
  

Broadridge's unique capabilities are unlike any other third-party service provider. You benefit from:

• The premier proxy processing infrastructure for the industry around the globe.
  
  
• Significant investments in client-side technology that allows us to provide you with flexible solutions.
  
  
• Technology that allows you to monitor the proxy process for any meeting in any market throughout the world.
  
  
• Industry specific expertise and involvement that can only be applied by a company whose core business is investor communications processing.
  
  
• Broadridge's world class service, quality that is measured on an ongoing basis.
  
  

A Unique Model

Single Point of Contact

Broadridge is the only entity that can offer a complete worldwide proxy processing solution on an integrated systems platform. Our technology supports ballot distribution and voting through multiple third-party vote agents. Custodians can send all of their records to Broadridge, and we route accordingly - making Broadridge your single point of contact.

Transparency

Broadridge provides online tools specifically developed to meet custodian needs. Through myservice.broadridge.com, you have direct access to our processing system, allowing you to monitor your clients activity in real-time. Additionally, PostEdge® is an available central data repository that provides comprehensive report mining capabilities. And, using measurement criteria designed by our global clients, Broadridge measures service quality on daily basis. Service performance scores are audited annually by a third party.

Operational Highlights

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