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UNITED STATES

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Teradyne, Inc.

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 09, 2017

 

           
      Meeting Information    
  TERADYNE, INC.    

 

Meeting Type: Annual Meeting

   
      For holders as of: March 16, 2017    
      Date: May 09, 2017               Time: 10:30 AM EST    
      Location: Teradyne, Inc.    
                        600 Riverpark Drive    
 

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Teradyne, Inc.

C/O Broadridge Corporate Solutions, Inc

P O Box 1342

Brentwood, NY 11717

                      North Reading, MA    
     

                  01864

 

   
         

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  Voting items    

 

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following:

 

   

 

 

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

 

 

1.

 

 

Election of Directors

   
   

Nominees

     
 

1a

 

Michael A. Bradley

    3   To approve, in a non-binding, advisory vote, that the frequency of an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as set forth in the Company’s proxy statement is every year, every two years, or every three years.
 

 

1b

 

 

Daniel W. Christman

     
 

 

1c

 

 

Edwin J. Gillis

     
 

 

1d

 

 

Timothy E. Guertin

   

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal:

 

 

1e

 

 

Mark E. Jagiela

   

 

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To ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.

 

 

1f

 

 

Mercedes Johnson

     
 

 

1g

 

 

Paul J. Tufano

     
 

 

1h

 

 

Roy A. Vallee

    NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
 

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal:

 

     

 

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To approve, in a non-binding, advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement under the headings “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and “Executive Compensation Tables”.

     


 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

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