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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

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Teradata Corporation

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on April 19, 2017.

 

  

 

TERADATA CORPORATION

 

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TERADATA CORPORATION

10000 INNOVATION DRIVE

DAYTON, OH 45342

     Meeting Information
       

 

Meeting Type:

 

 

    Annual Meeting

       

 

For holders as of:

 

 

    February 22, 2017

       

 

Date:  April 19, 2017            Time:  8:00 AM

       

 

Location:    Waldorf Astoria Chicago

       

            11 East Walton Street

       

            Chicago, Illinois 60611

         
       

 

You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the company named above.

       

 

This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side).

       

 

We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.

 

       

 

See the reverse side of this notice to obtain proxy materials and voting instructions.

 

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  Voting Items      

 

 

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the Director

Nominees listed below, FOR the 1-year voting option for the advisory

(non-binding) vote to approve the frequency of say-on-pay vote, and

FOR each of the other proposals listed below:

  
 

 

1.

 

 

Election of Directors

       
   

 

Class I Nominees:

     3.    An advisory (non-binding) vote to approve the frequency of say-on-pay vote. *PLEASE SELECT ONLY ONE OPTION*
   

 

1a.      Nancy E. Cooper

     
    1b.      Daniel R. Fishback   

4.      

 

 

   Approval of the ratification of the appointment of independent registered public accounting firm for 2017.
   

 

1c.      David E. Kepler

     
   

 

1d.      William S. Stavropoulos

     
 

 

2.

  An advisory (non-binding) vote to approve executive compensation.      
   
   

 

 

 

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Source: Telephone proxy voting script (1-800-690-6903)

Dates: March 10, 2017 – April 18, 2017

Thank you for calling the automated proxy voting service. You must be calling from a touch-tone telephone in order to use this system and already have read the proxy statement and made your voting decisions. Press one if you are calling from a touch-tone phone and have your proxy form in front of you.

Let’s begin. Please enter the control number, which is labeled as such, or located in the box indicated by the arrow on your vote instruction form, followed by the pound sign.

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Press one to vote each item individually. You are encouraged to specify your choices by voting each item individually. However, if you do not vote each item individually, your vote will be cast as recommended by the board of directors. Press two if you will not vote on each item individually.

[if press one]

Proposal voting. There are seven to vote on.

We are ready to accept your vote for proposal 1A. If you are voting for this proposal, press one. If you are voting against this proposal, press two. If you wish to abstain, press three.

We are ready to accept your vote for proposal 1B. If you are voting for this proposal, press one. If you are voting against this proposal, press two. If you wish to abstain, press three.

We are ready to accept your vote for proposal 1C. If you are voting for this proposal, press one. If you are voting against this proposal, press two. If you wish to abstain, press three.

We are ready to accept your vote for proposal 1D. If you are voting for this proposal, press one. If you are voting against this proposal, press two. If you wish to abstain, press three.

We are ready to accept your vote for proposal 2. If you are voting for this proposal, press one. If you are voting against this proposal, press two. If you wish to abstain, press three.

We are ready to accept your vote for proposal 3. If you are voting for 1 Year, press one. If you are voting for 2 Years, press two. If you are voting for 3 Years, press three. If you are voting to abstain, press four.

We are ready to accept your vote for proposal 4. If you are voting for this proposal, press one. If you are voting against this proposal, press two. If you wish to abstain, press three.

You have completed proposal voting.

One moment while I log your ballot. A vote has been recorded for control number [                    ]. Let me confirm.

You have voted [For/Against/Abstain] Proposal 1A.

You have voted [For/Against/Abstain] Proposal 1B.

You have voted [For/Against/Abstain] Proposal 1C.

You have voted [For/Against/Abstain] Proposal 1D.

You have voted [For/Against/Abstain] Proposal 2.

You have voted for [1 Year/2 Years/3 Years/Abstain] on Proposal 3.

You have voted [For/Against/Abstain] Proposal 4.

If these elections are correct, press one. To vote again, press two. To hear your vote again, press three.

If this concludes your business, press one. If you would like to vote for another proxy election, press two.

All of your votes have been recorded by the telephone proxy voting service. Do not mail in your proxy card. Keep it as a record of your vote. Thank you for calling; this concludes your transaction. Goodbye.

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One moment while I log your ballot. A vote has been recorded for control number [                    ]. Let me confirm. You have elected to vote as the board recommends. If these elections are correct, press one. To vote again, press two. To hear your vote again, press three.

If this concludes your business, press one. If you would like to vote for another proxy election, press two.

All of your votes have been recorded by the telephone proxy voting service. Do not mail in your proxy card. Keep it as a record of your vote. Thank you for calling; this concludes your transaction. Goodbye.


Source: Internet Voting Website and Notice and Access Website (www.proxyvote.com)

Dates: March 10, 2017 – April 18, 2017

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TERADATA CORPORATION       2017 Annual Meeting
   WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017

 

Proxy Voting Instructions

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   Apr. 18, 2017 11:59 p.m. EDT
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Proposal(s)

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1A.   

ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: NANCY E. COOPER

 

  

BOARD RECOMMENDATION: FOR

[FOR] [AGAINST] [ABSTAIN]

 

  

Materials [?]

[Grant of Proxy Authority]

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[Proxy Statement]

[Annual Report]

 

1B.   

ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: DANIEL R. FISHBACK

 

  

BOARD RECOMMENDATION: FOR

[FOR] [AGAINST] [ABSTAIN]

 

  

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1C.   

ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: DAVID E. KEPLER

 

  

BOARD RECOMMENDATION: FOR

[FOR] [AGAINST] [ABSTAIN]

  

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1D.   

ELECTION OF DIRECTOR: WILLIAM S. STAVROPOULOS

 

  

BOARD RECOMMENDATION: FOR

[FOR] [AGAINST] [ABSTAIN]

  
2.   

AN ADVISORY (NON-BINDING) VOTE TO APPROVE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.

 

  

BOARD RECOMMENDATION: FOR

[FOR] [AGAINST] [ABSTAIN]

  
3.   

AN ADVISORY (NON-BINDING) VOTE TO APPROVE THE FREQUENCY OF SAY-ON-PAY VOTE. *PLEASE SELECT ONLY ONE OPTION*

 

  

BOARD RECOMMENDATION: 1 YEAR

[1 YEAR] [2 YEARS] [3 YEARS]

[ABSTAIN]

  
4.   

APPROVAL OF THE RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2017.

  

BOARD RECOMMENDATION: FOR

[FOR] [AGAINST] [ABSTAIN]

  

For holders as of Wednesday, February 22, 2017                                                                      RESET SUBMIT

CUSIP: 88076W

By clicking “submit” I am hereby granting a proxy as defined in the materials.


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TERADATA CORPORATION

Proxy/Voting Instruction Card

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

FOR TERADATA’S 2017 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

The undersigned stockholder of Teradata Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Teradata” or the “Company”), hereby appoints Victor Lund, Stephen Scheppmann and Laura Nyquist, and each of them, proxies, with full power of substitution, to vote all shares of common stock of Teradata that the undersigned is entitled to vote at Teradata’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in Chicago, Illinois, on April 19, 2017, and at any postponement or adjournment thereof, in the manner indicated on the reverse side and, in such proxyholders’ sole discretion, upon any matter that may properly come before the meeting, or any postponement or adjournment thereof, including to vote for the election of a substitute nominee for director as such proxyholders may select in the event any nominee named on this proxy card is unable to serve. This proxy card also provides voting instructions to the trustee of the Teradata Corporation Savings Plan, the Company’s 401(k) plan (the “Teradata Savings Plan”) and to the trustees and administrators of other plans, with regard to shares of Teradata common stock the undersigned may hold under such plans for which the undersigned is entitled to vote at said meeting to the extent permitted by such plans and their trustees and administrators. By executing this proxy card, the undersigned acknowledges receipt from the Company of the notice of the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and accompanying proxy statement and hereby revokes any previously granted proxy that relates to the aforementioned annual meeting.

The proxyholders or the trustees and administrators of the plans, as the case may be, will vote the shares in accordance with the directions on this proxy card. If you do not indicate your choices on this proxy card, the proxyholders will vote the shares in accordance with the directors’ recommendations. If you are a Teradata Savings Plan participant entitled to vote at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and do not indicate your choices on this proxy card, those shares will be voted by the trustee of such plan.

Please click here to print and view the voting instructions.


TERADATA CORPORATION

     2017 Annual Meeting  
     WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017  

 

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