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Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
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| BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
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Stockholder Meeting to be held on May 5, 2009 | |||||||
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Proxy Materials Available on the Internet
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| Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials |
• Notice and Proxy Statement | |||||||
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You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above company, and the materials you should review before you cast your vote are now available. |
• Annual Report | |||||||
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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. |
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BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY P.O. BOX 4000 PRINCETON, NJ 08540 |
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See the Reverse Side for Meeting Information and Instructions on How to Vote
| Meeting Information |
How To Vote | |||||||||||
| Meeting Type: Meeting Date: Meeting Time: For holders as of: |
Annual Meeting of Stockholders May 5, 2009 9:45 A.M., EDT March 12, 2009 |
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Vote In Person All stockholders of record and stockholders in street name who have obtained a legal proxy may vote in person at the meeting. If you plan on attending the meeting in person, please bring this Notice. This Notice serves as your admission ticket to the meeting. It will only admit the stockholder(s) listed in this Notice and is not transferable. Please bring photo identification if you plan to attend the meeting in person. | |||||||||
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Meeting Location: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 777 Scudders Mill Rd. |
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| Plainsboro, NJ 08536 |
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For directions to the meeting, please see the inside back cover of the Proxy Statement or call the company at (609) 897-2000. |
To vote now by Internet, go to WWW.PROXYVOTE.COM. Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information up until 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time either on (i) April 30, 2009 for shares in employee benefit plans, or (ii) May 4, 2009 for all other shares. Have this Notice in hand when you access the website and follow the instructions. | |||||||||||
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| Voting items | ||||||||||||||||||
| THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” EACH DIRECTOR UNDER ITEM 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1. | Election of Directors | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” ITEM 2. | ||||||||||||||||
| Nominees: | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1A) | L. Andreotti | 2. | Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. | |||||||||||||||
| 1B) | L. B. Campbell | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “AGAINST” ITEMS 3, 4, 5 and 6. | ||||||||||||||||
| 1C) | J. M. Cornelius | 3. | Executive Compensation Disclosure. | |||||||||||||||
| 1D) | L. J. Freeh | 4. | Simple Majority Vote. | |||||||||||||||
| 1E) | L. H. Glimcher, M.D. | 5. | Special Shareowner Meetings. | |||||||||||||||
| 1F) | M. Grobstein | 6. | Executive Compensation Advisory Vote. | |||||||||||||||
| 1G) | L. Johansson | |||||||||||||||||
| 1H) | A. J. Lacy | |||||||||||||||||
| 1I) | V. L. Sato, Ph.D. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1J) | T. D. West, Jr. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1K) | R. S. Williams, M.D. | |||||||||||||||||
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