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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on October 28, 2014

 

   

 

ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.

 

 
     
   

 

 

 

 

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ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.

14 Plaza Drive

Latham, NY 12110

ATTN: STEPHEN A. TROWBRIDGE

 

 

 

 

 

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  Meeting Information      
 

 

Meeting Type: Annual Meeting

     
 

 

For holders as of: September 02, 2014

     
 

 

    Date: October 28, 2014            Time: 2:00 PM EDT

     
 

 

        Location: W New York

     
 

    541 Lexington Avenue

    New York, New York 10022

 

 

     
 

 

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

   
 

 

This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side).

   
     
 

 

We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.

 

   
  See the reverse side of this notice to obtain proxy materials and voting instructions.    
 


 

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1. Notice & Proxy Statement        2. Annual Report

 

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

 

1.

 

 

Election of Directors

 
   

 

Nominees

 
 

 

01    Joseph M. DeVivo                    02    Howard W. Donnelly                    03    Sriram Venkataraman

 

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2. through 6.

 

 

2.

 

 

To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as AngioDynamics’ independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2015.

 

 

3.

 

 

Say-on-Pay - An advisory vote on the approval of compensation of our named executive officers.

 

 

4.

 

 

Approval of an amendment to the AngioDynamics, Inc. 2004 Stock and Incentive Award Plan to increase the total number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the plan from 5,750,000 shares to 6,750,000 shares.

 

 

5.

 

 

Approval of an amendment to the AngioDynamics, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the total number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the plan from 1,200,000 shares to 2,000,000 shares.

 

 

6.

 

 

Approval of an amendment to AngioDynamics’ Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 45,000,000 to 75,000,000.

 

 

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

 

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ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.

14 Plaza Drive

Latham, NY 12110

ATTN: STEPHEN A. TROWBRIDGE

 

VOTE BY INTERNET - www.proxyvote.com

 

Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time the day before the cut-off date or meeting date. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the web site and follow the instructions to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting instruction form.

 

ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF FUTURE PROXY MATERIALS

 

If you would like to reduce the costs incurred by our company in mailing proxy materials, you can consent to receiving all future proxy statements, proxy cards and annual reports electronically via e-mail or the Internet. To sign up for electronic delivery, please follow the instructions above to vote using the Internet and, when prompted, indicate that you agree to receive or access proxy materials electronically in future years.

 

VOTE BY PHONE - 1-800-690-6903

 

Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time the day before the cut-off date or meeting date. Have your proxy card in hand when you call and then follow the instructions.

 

VOTE BY MAIL

 

Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope we have provided or return it to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717.

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Except

  To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark “For All Except” and write the number(s) of the nominee(s) on the line below.                 
    The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following:                     
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1.     Election of Directors

    Nominees

                  
   
    01    Joseph M. DeVivo            02    Howard W. Donnelly            03    Sriram Venkataraman           
   
    The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2. through 6.       For       Against   Abstain     
   
   

2.     To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as AngioDynamics’ independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2015.

  ¨   ¨   ¨     
   
   

3.     Say-on-Pay - An advisory vote on the approval of compensation of our named executive officers.

  ¨   ¨   ¨     
   
   

4.     Approval of an amendment to the AngioDynamics, Inc. 2004 Stock and Incentive Award Plan to increase the total number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the plan from 5,750,000 shares to 6,750,000 shares.

  ¨   ¨   ¨     
   
   

5.     Approval of an amendment to the AngioDynamics, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the total number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the plan from 1,200,000 shares to 2,000,000 shares

  ¨   ¨   ¨     
   
   

6.     Approval of an amendment to AngioDynamics’ Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 45,000,000 to 75,000,000.

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

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting: The Notice & Proxy Statement, Annual Report is/ are available at www.proxyvote.com.

 

 

 

         

ANGIODYNAMICS, INC. Annual Meeting of

Stockholders October 28, 2014 2:00 P.M.,

local time

This proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors

          
 

 

The stockholder(s) hereby appoint(s) Joseph M. DeVivo and Mark T. Frost, or either of them, as proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorizes them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse side of this ballot, all of the shares of common stock of ANGIODYNAMICS, INC. that the stockholder(s) is/are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of stockholders to be held at 2:00 p.m., local time on

10/28/2014, at the W New York, 541 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022, and any adjournment or postponement thereof.

 

This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein. If no such direction is made, this proxy will be voted in accordance with the Board of Director’s recommendations.

  

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(If you noted any Address Changes and/or Comments above, please mark corresponding box on the reverse side.)

 

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