SCHN 2017 Proxy Statement
Questions and Answers About These Proxy Materials and Voting Who can vote at the Annual Meeting? Shareholders at the close of business on December 1, 2017 (the “Record Date”) will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock will vote together as a single class on all matters at the Annual Meeting. Each share of common stock (whether Class A or Class B) is entitled to one vote with respect to each matter to be voted on at the Annual Meeting. You have one vote for each share of common stock held by you as of the Record Date, including shares: • Registered directly in your name with our transfer agent (also referred to as a “shareholder of record”); • Held for you in an account with a broker, bank, or other nominee (shares held in “street name”) – street name holders generally cannot vote their shares directly and instead must instruct the broker, bank, or nominee how to vote their shares or, if they want to vote in person, they must obtain a proxy, executed in their favor, from the shareholder of record (broker, bank, or other nominee). What if my shares are not registered directly in my name but are held in street name? If, at the close of business on December 1, 2017, your shares were held in an account at a brokerage firm, bank, dealer, or other similar organization, then you are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name,” and the Notice or other proxy materials, as applicable, are being forwarded to you by that organization. The organization holding your account is considered the shareholder of record for purposes of voting at the Annual Meeting. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to direct that organization on how to vote the shares in your account. If your shares are held by a broker and you do not indicate how you wish to vote, your broker is permitted to exercise its discretion to vote your shares only on certain “routine” matters (“broker discretionary voting”). Proposal No. 4 with respect to the ratification of the selection of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm is a “routine” matter, and your broker is permitted to exercise discretionary voting authority to vote your shares on this proposal if you do not provide your broker with voting instructions. Unless you provide your broker with voting instructions, your broker may not exercise discretionary voting authority and may not vote your shares with respect to the election of directors (Proposal No. 1), the advisory vote related to executive compensation (Proposal No. 2), or the advisory vote on the frequency of future shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation (Proposal No. 3). See the discussion of “broker non-votes” below. We strongly encourage you to submit your voting instructions and exercise your right to vote as a beneficial owner of shares. If you want to vote your shares in person, you will need to obtain a proxy executed in your favor from the shareholder of record. If I am a shareholder of record, how do I cast my vote? If you are a shareholder of record, you may vote using any of the following methods: • By Internet – If you have Internet access, you may submit your proxy by going to www.proxyvote.com and by following the instructions on how to complete an electronic proxy card. You will need the 12-digit number included on your Notice or your proxy card in order to vote by Internet. • By Telephone – If you have access to a touch-tone telephone, you may submit your proxy by dialing 1-800-690-6903 and by following the recorded instructions. You will need the 12-digit number included on your Notice or your proxy card in order to vote by telephone. • By Mail – You may vote by mail by requesting a proxy card from us, indicating your vote by completing, signing, and dating the card where indicated and by mailing or otherwise returning the card in the envelope that will be provided to you. You should sign your name exactly as it appears on the proxy card. If you are signing in a representative capacity (for example, as guardian, executor, trustee, custodian, attorney, or officer of a corporation), indicate your name and title or capacity. • In Person – You may cast your vote in person by attending the Annual Meeting. We will give you a ballot when you arrive. Even if you plan to attend the meeting, we encourage you to vote by Internet, telephone, or mail so your vote will be counted if you later decide not to or cannot attend the meeting. If you attend the Annual Meeting, you may then revoke your proxy and vote in person if you desire. 14 | Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and 2017 Proxy Statement
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