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Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be Held on 06/22/09
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be Held on 06/22/09
MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.
MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.
622 THIRD AVENUE
39TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10017
Meeting
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| For holders as of: |
04/23/09 |
| Date: | 06/22/09 Time: 10:00 a.m., EDT |
| Location: | Dechert LLP 1095 Avenue of the Americas 28th Floor New York, NY 10036 | |
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The Board of Directors recommends a
vote FOR all of the nominees in proposal 1 and FOR proposals 2 and 3. |
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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS |
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01) Salvatore Iannuzzi | 05) Ronald J. Kramer | ||||||
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02) Robert J. Chrenc | 06) Roberto Tunioli | ||||||
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03) John Gaulding 04) Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr. |
07) Timothy T. Yates | ||||||
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| 2. | APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC. 2008 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SHARES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER THE PLAN
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| 3. | RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF BDO SEIDMAN, LLP AS MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.’S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2009
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