UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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NETGEAR, INC.
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NETGEAR, INC.
Meeting Information
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
For holders as of: April 03, 2009
Date: June 02, 2009 Time: 10:00 AM PDT
Location: 350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
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Voting items
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the following:
1. Election of Directors
Nominees
01 Patrick C.S. Lo
02 J.E. Carter-Miller
03 Ralph E. Faison
04 A. Timothy Godwin
05 Jef Graham
06 Linwood A. Lacy, Jr.
07 George G. C. Parker
08 Gregory J. Rossmann
09 Julie A. Shimer
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal(s):
2 Proposal to approve an amendment to the NETGEAR, Inc. 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares of NETGEAR, Inc. common stock authorized for sale there under by 500,000 shares
3 Proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009
NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
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