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BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC.

C/O INVESTOR RELATIONS

1981 MARCUS AVENUE

LAKE SUCCESS, NY 11042

 

 

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   Meeting Information    
   Meeting Type:           Annual Meeting    
   For holders as of:      September 23, 2011    
   Date:   November 16, 2011      Time:   10:00 AM ET    
   Location:      Meeting live via the Internet-please visit    
  

    www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/br.

   
  

The company will be hosting the meeting live via the Internet this year. To attend the meeting via the Internet please visit www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/br and be sure to have the information that is printed in the box marked by the arrow LOGO (located on the following page).

 

   
    
  

 

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    Voting Items                        
   

 

The Board of Directors recommends a vote

FOR the proposals regarding:

                        
               
 

 

(1)

 

 

Election of nine nominees for membership on the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in the year 2012 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified

     

 

(2)

  

 

To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012;

    
   

 

Nominees:

 

      (3)    Advisory vote on the Company’s executive compensation (the Say on Pay Vote);     
   

1a.

 

1b.

 

Leslie A. Brun

 

Richard J. Daly

     

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote 1 YEAR on the following proposal:

    
   

 

1c.

 

1d.

 

 

Robert N. Duelks

 

Richard J. Haviland

     

 

(4)

  

 

Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the Company’s executive compensation; and

    
   

 

1e.

 

1f.

 

 

Sandra S. Jaffee

 

Alexandra Lebenthal

     

 

(5)

  

 

To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof.

    
    1g.   Stuart R. Levine              
    1h.   Thomas J. Perna              
    1i.   Alan J. Weber              
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