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UNITED STATES

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Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on June 12, 2018.

 

 

 

SALESFORCE.COM, INC.

 
 
 
 
 
 
  SALESFORCE.COM, INC.
  1 MARKET STREET
  SUITE 300
  SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105
  ATTN: INVESTOR RELATIONS

 

 

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Meeting Information
 
Meeting Type:             Annual Meeting
For holders as of:        April 18, 2018
Date:  June 12, 2018          Time:  2:00 PM PDT
Location:   350 Mission Street

    San Francisco, CA 94105

 

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:

 

  1. Election of Directors

Nominees:

 

  1a. Marc Benioff

 

  1b. Keith Block

 

  1c. Craig Conway

 

  1d. Alan Hassenfeld

 

  1e. Neelie Kroes

 

  1f. Colin Powell

 

  1g. Sanford Robertson

 

  1h. John V. Roos

 

  1i. Bernard Tyson

 

  1j. Robin Washington

 

  1k. Maynard Webb

 

  1l. Susan Wojcicki

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR management proposals 2 through 5.

 

2. Amendment and restatement of our Certificate of Incorporation to allow stockholders to request special meetings of the stockholders.

 

3. Amendment and restatement of our 2013 Equity Incentive Plan to, among other things, increase the number of shares authorized for issuance by 40 million shares.

 

4. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2019.

 

5. An advisory vote to approve the fiscal 2018 compensation of our named executive officers.

The Board of Directors recommends you vote AGAINST proposals 6 and 7, if properly presented at the meeting.

 

6. A stockholder proposal requesting the elimination of supermajority voting requirements.

 

7. A stockholder proposal requesting a report on Salesforce’s criteria for investing in, operating in and withdrawing from high-risk regions.

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

 

 

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