Edgar Filing: ILLUMINA INC

DEFA14A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on May 18, 2016.


				ILLUMINA, INC.				Meeting Information
				ILLUMINA, INC.				Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
								For holders as of: March 21, 2016
								Date: May 18, 2016 Time: 10:00 AM Pacific Time
								Location: Meeting live via the Internet-please visit
								www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ILMN2016.
								The company will be hosting the meeting live via the Internet this year. To attend the meeting via the Internet please visit www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ILMN2016 and be sure to have the information that is printed in the box marked by the arrow (located on the following page).
				ILLUMINA, INC. 5200 ILLUMINA WAY SAN DIEGO, CA 92122 ATTN: REBECCA CHAMBERS				You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the company named above.
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Voting Items

The Board of Directors recommends you vote

FOR the following:

Election of Directors with Terms Expiring in 2019

Nominees:

1a. Frances Arnold, Ph.D.

1b. Francis A. deSouza

1c. Karin Eastham, CPA

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2, 3 and 4.

To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 1, 2017.

To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.

To approve, on an advisory basis, the ratification of certain supermajority voting provisions in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws.

NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

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