Tractor Supply Company
 

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IMPORTANT ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETING
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for
Tractor Supply Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be Held on May 1, 2008
Under new Securities and Exchange Commission rules, you are receiving this notice that the proxy materials for the annual stockholders’ meeting are available on the Internet. Follow the instructions below to view the materials and vote online or request a copy. The items to be voted on and location of the annual meeting are on the reverse side. Your vote is important!
This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. The proxy statement and annual report/10k to stockholders are available at:
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Step 1: Go to www.envisionreports.com/tsco to view the materials.
Step 2: Click on Cast Your Vote or Request Materials.
Step 3: Follow the instructions on the screen to log in.
Step 4: Make your selection as instructed on each screen to select delivery preferences and vote.


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    Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders
 
 
 
 
Tractor Supply’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on May 1, 2008 at 200 Powell Place, Brentwood, TN 37027, at 10:00 a.m. central time. Directions to the Annual Meeting can be found on page 34 of the Proxy Statement.
Proposals to be voted on at the meeting are listed below along with the Board of Directors’ recommendations.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR all the nominees listed and FOR Proposal 2.
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      Election of Directors:    
 
      01 - James F. Wright    
 
      02 - Johnston C. Adams    
 
      03 - William Bass    
 
      04 - Jack C. Bingleman    
 
      05 - S.P. Braud    
 
      06 - Richard W. Frost    
 
      07 - Cynthia T. Jamison    
 
      08 - Gerard E. Jones    
 
      09 - George MacKenzie    
 
      10 - Edna K. Morris    
 
            
2.   To ratify the reappointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 27, 2008.
 
PLEASE NOTE – YOU CANNOT VOTE BY RETURNING THIS NOTICE. To vote your shares you must vote online or request a paper copy of the proxy materials to receive a proxy card. If you wish to attend and vote at the meeting, please bring this notice with you.











 
 
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Paper copies: Current and future paper delivery requests can be submitted via the telephone, Internet or email options below.
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PLEASE NOTE: You must use the numbers in the shaded bar on the reverse side when requesting a set of proxy materials.
à   Internet – Go to envisionreports.com/tsco. Click Cast Your Vote or Request Materials. Follow the instructions to log in and order a paper or email copy of the current meeting materials and submit your preference for email or paper delivery of future meeting materials.
 
à   Telephone – Call us free of charge at 1-866-641-4276 using a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions to log in and order a paper copy of the materials by mail for the current meeting. You can also submit a preference to receive a paper copy for future meetings.
 
à   Email – Send email to investorvote@computershare.com with “Proxy Materials Tractor Supply” in the subject line. Include in the message your full name and address, plus the three numbers located in the shaded bar on the reverse, and state in the email that you want a paper copy of current meeting materials. You can also state your preference to receive a paper copy for future meetings.
 
    To facilitate timely delivery, all requests for a paper copy of the proxy materials must be received by April 21, 2008.


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