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Voting Items |
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The Board
of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals: |
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1. Election of one Director |
Nominee: | ||||
1a. John E. Welsh, III |
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2. Approval of an amendment to General Cables Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to provide for annual election of all directors. |
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3. Approval of an amendment to General Cables Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to provide that directors may be removed with or without cause (except for Class II and Class III Directors serving the remaining portion of a multi-year term, who, if the amendment is approved and adopted, could not be removed without cause prior to the end of their current multi-year
term). |
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4. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, to audit General Cables 2010 consolidated financial statements and internal control over financial reporting. |
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5. Approval of performance goals under General Cables 2005 Stock Incentive plan for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. |
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6. Such other business as may properly come before the meeting. |