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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote ***

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 19, 2011

 

     

 

Meeting Information            

 

   STEC, INC.    Meeting Type:   Annual Meeting
      For holders as of:   March 22, 2011
     

 

Date:    May 19, 2011

 

 

          Time: 8:00 AM PDT

     

 

Location:  IrvineMarriott

     

 18000 Von Karman Avenue

     

 Irvine, California 92612

 

 

 

   

You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above named company.

 

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Voting items      

 

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the following:

     

 

1.     Election of Directors

                       

        Nominees

                       

01    Manouch Moshayedi

  

02    Mark Moshayedi

  

03    F. Michael Ball

  

04    Rajat Bahri

  

05    Christopher W. Colpitts

06    Kevin C. Daly, Ph.D.

  

07    Matthew L. Witte

                 

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following items:   

2.      To approve an amendment to increase the share reserve under our 2010 Incentive Award Plan.

  

3.      To conduct an advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers.

  
The Board of Directors recommends you vote 3 YEARS on the following item:   

4.     To conduct an advisory vote on the frequency of an advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers.

  
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following item:   

5.      To ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopersLLP by the Board of Directors as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.

 

  

 

NOTE: To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof.

 

  

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