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Currency
USD / /
Event
General or Shareholder Meeting / Employment Change / /
Facility
Energy Center / Charlotte headquarters / /
IndustryTerm
real estate / bank / internet voting procedures / furniture manufacturer / /
Organization
Duke Endowment / Corporate Governance Committee / Compensation Committee / Audit Committee / Energy Center / Securities and Exchange Commission / /
Person
Mary L. Schapiro / G. Alex Bernhardt / Sr. / William Barnet / III / James E. Rogers / /
Position
substitute director / mayor / Corporate Secretary / Chairman / director / broker / Chairman / President and Chief Executive Officer / Chairman / President and CEO / Group Executive / Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary / Chairman and CEO / independent public accountant / plan trustee / Trustee / plan trustee / the plan trustee / President and a director / member of the board of directors / member of the board / /
March 20, 2009 Dear Shareholder: I am pleased to invite you to our annual meeting to be held on May 7, 2009, in the O. J. Miller Auditorium located in our Charlotte headquarters building. As explained in the enclosed pro