UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.
)
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Eastman Chemical Company
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if
other than the Registrant)
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[FORM
OF E-MAIL NOTE TO EMPLOYEE STOCKHOLDERS WHO HOLD SHARES THROUGH
COMPANY PLANS]
Date: Wednesday,
April 29, 2009
To: [name
of employee stockholder]
Subject: Vote
Now – Instructions for Voting Shares at 2009 Annual Meeting
Dear Fellow Eastman Employee and Stockholder:
A few
weeks ago, you were mailed a letter with directions to access online
Eastman’s 2008 Annual
Report and the Proxy Statement for our upcoming 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and
instructions for voting the Eastman stock which you own through the ESOP or Eastman Investment Plan
by proxy at the Annual Meeting. You may use your Eastman Internet account to access these
materials and vote your shares, or you may vote by proxy by telephone or by completing and mailing
your proxy card. As a stockholder, it is always important that your shares be represented and
voted. If you have not already done so, I encourage you to submit your proxy to vote your shares
as soon as possible so that your shares will be voted at our Annual
Meeting on May 7. Your voting
instructions to the Plan Trustee (Fidelity) are confidential. The Trustee will not disclose how
you voted or if you voted.
Please review the Proxy Statement and the Annual Report before voting your shares.
Click
here to access Eastman’s 2008 Annual Report
Click
here to access Eastman’s 2009 Proxy Statement
If you have not yet voted your ESOP and Eastman Investment Plan shares, you may do so now by
computer or telephone, as follows:
By
computer: Click Here to Submit Your Voting Instructions or open your browser and enter
“http://www.cesvote.com.” You will be directed to the Internet voting site. Enter your personal
control number. Your Control Number is: [employee
stockholder’s personal control number]
By phone: Call the following toll-free number: 1-888-693-8683. Enter your personal control
number. Your Control Number is: [employee
stockholder’s personal control number]
The links for voting your shares above are only for the shares held in your Eastman Investment Plan
and ESOP accounts. If you hold shares outside of these plans in other accounts (such as through a
broker, directly in your name, or in a joint account), you should have received additional
materials instructing you how you can vote those shares. Please complete and vote all proxies and
voting instruction requests that you receive (which together will represent your total
shareholdings).
Yours very truly,
Theresa K. Lee
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary