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UNITED STATES

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Annual Meeting of Stockholders to Be Held on June 25, 2014.

 

          

Meeting Information            

 

   
           Meeting Type:     Annual Meeting    
            RUBICONTECHNOLOGY, INC         For holders as of:     April 29, 2014    
          

 

Date: June 25, 2014

 

 

  Time: 8:00 AM CDT

   
          

 

Location:   Hyatt Regency O’Hare                          

   
          

  9300 Bryn Mawr Avenue

   
       

  Rosemont, Illinois 60018

 

   
   

 

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

  RUBICON TECHNOLOGY, INC.

  900 E. GREEN STREET, UNIT A

  BENSENVILLE, IL 60106

   

 

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  Voting Items                 
 

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following:

              
  1.   Election of Directors                 
   

 

Nominees:

                  
   

01)    Raja M. Parvez

          
   

02)    Raymond J. Spencer

       
  The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2 and 3:
 

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  Ratification of the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014.
 

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Advisory approval of the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers, as described in the proxy statement.

 
 
             

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