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26-Jun-2012
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On June 21, 2012, Accelrys, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), held an annual meeting of its stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). As of April 24, 2012, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 55,514,955 shares of the Company's common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, a total of 50,584,537 shares of the Company's common stock were represented in person or by proxy. Set forth below is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the voting results with respect to each matter. These proposals are more fully described in the Company's definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2012 (the "Proxy Statement").
1. A proposal to elect two Class II directors, Max Carnecchia and Timothy Harkness, to serve until the Company's 2015 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors have been elected and qualified.
Broker
For Withheld Non-Vote
Max Carnecchia 41,007,214 1,647,798 7,929,525
Timothy Harkness 36,385,816 6,269,196 7,929,525
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2. A proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.
For Against Abstained 46,587,185 3,983,605 13,747
3. A proposal to approve on an advisory, non-binding basis the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, as presented in the Proxy Statement.
For Against Abstained Broker Non-Vote 40,922,838 779,003 953,171 7,929,525
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