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Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on October 04, 2016

         
    Meeting Information
RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD.  

Meeting Type: Annual Meeting

    For holders as of: August 11, 2016
    Date: October 04, 2016      Time: 2:00 PM CDT
(RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS LOGO)
C/O BROADRIDGE
PO BOX 1342
BRENTWOOD, NY 11717
  Location:  

Corporate Headquarters
40W267 Keslinger Road
LaFox, Illinois 60147 

 

   
 

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Voting Items    
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following:  
     
1. Election of Directors
  Nominees  
       
01   Edward J. Richardson              02   Paul J. Plante              03   Jacques Belin             04   James Benham             05   Kenneth Halverson
       
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2 and 3.
     
2. To ratify the selection of BDO USA, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2017.
   
3.

To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers. 

   

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