UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
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Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 18, 2011
Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 18, 2011
HENRY SCHEIN, INC.
HENRY SCHEIN, INC.
135 DURYEA ROAD, MAIL STOP E-365
MELVILLE, NY 11747
135 DURYEA ROAD, MAIL STOP E-365
MELVILLE, NY 11747
Meeting Information
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
For holders as of: March 21, 2011
Date: May 18, 2011 Time: 11:00 AM EDT
| Location: | Melville Marriott Long Island 1350 Old Walt Whitman Road Melville, New York |
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Voting items
The Board of Directors recommends you vote
FOR the following:
FOR the following:
1.
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Election of Directors | |||||||||||||||||
| Nominees | ||||||||||||||||||
01 06 11 |
Stanley M Bergman Barry J Alperin Norman S Matthews |
02 07 12 |
Gerald A Benjamin Paul Brons Bradley T Sheares, PhD |
03 08 13 |
James P Breslawski Donald J Kabat Louis W Sullivan, MD |
04 09 |
Mark E Mlotek Philip A Laskawy |
05 10 |
Steven Paladino Karyn Mashima |
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2 and 3.
| 2 | PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE COMPANY’S 1994 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN. | |
| 3 | PROPOSAL TO APPROVE, BY NON-BINDING VOTE, THE 2010 COMPENSATION PAID TO THE COMPANY’S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS. |
The Board of Directors recommends you vote 1 YEAR on the following proposal:
| 4 | PROPOSAL TO RECOMMEND, BY NON-BINDING VOTE, THE FREQUENCY OF FUTURE ADVISORY VOTES ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. |
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal:
| 5 | PROPOSAL TO RATIFY THE SELECTION OF BDO USA, LLP AS THE COMPANY’S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2011. |
NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or
postponement thereof.