2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
Welcome Valued Basic Earth Shareholders,
This year, in accordance with new U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules, we are using the Internet as our primary means of furnishing proxy materials to shareholders. Consequently, most shareholders will not receive paper copies of our Proxy Statement and our Annual Report to Shareholders. We will instead send these shareholders a Notice of Internet Availability with instructions for accessing the proxy materials and voting via the Internet. The Notice also provides information on how shareholders may obtain paper copies of our proxy materials if they so choose. We believe this new rule will make the proxy distribution process more efficient, less costly and help in conserving natural resources.
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Date and Location of 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
December 8, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. Mountain Time
Brown Palace Hotel
Tabor-Stratton Room
321 Seventeenth Street
Denver, CO 80202
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About the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials
The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials will tell shareholders how to access and review the information contained in the proxy materials and how to vote their proxies via the Internet. The Notice, which is being sent by TCA Financial will contain:
- a notice of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders;
- a brief description of the items to be voted on at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the recommendation of Basic Earth’s Board of Directors with regard to each item;
- the address of the website where the proxy materials will be made available and instructions on how to view them;
- instructions on how to request paper or email copies of the proxy materials; and,
- instructions on how to vote over the Internet or how to vote in person at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
Importantly, the Notice of Internet Availability will contain a unique control number that you will need to access the proxy materials, and to vote your shares via the Internet. For this reason, we suggest that you retain the Notice through the date of the annual meeting.
The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials is first being mailed to shareholders on October 29, 2008.
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2008 Proxy Materials
To view and print the proxy materials linked below, you need the Adobe Acrobat Reader plug-in installed in your Web browser. If this application isn't already loaded on your computer, you can download it free of charge from the Adobe Systems Website.
2008 Proxy Card
2008 Proxy Statement
2008 Annual Report to Shareholders
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Voting Your Proxy
If you are a registered shareholder and you would prefer to vote via the Internet Cast Your Vote Here with the unique control number and account number from your Notice of Internet Availability. If you received a ballot from Broadridge and are a beneficial shareholder, follow the instructions on your ballot to vote online, by phone or mail. |
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Paper or Email Copies of 2008 Annual Meeting Materials
If you are a Basic Earth shareholder who receives a Notice of Internet Availability and you would like to receive a paper or email copy of the proxy materials for the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, you must request one. The materials will be sent free of charge to shareholders who request them. Shareholders also may elect to receive printed proxy materials for all future meetings. The Notice of Internet Availability provides instructions on how to request paper or email copies via the Internet, by telephone or by email. A selection of that information is repeated below. To request materials, please contact Investor Relations at info@basicearth.net.
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Additional Questions
If you have additional questions, please contact Basic Earth’s Investor Relations at (303) 296-3076 X103 or via email at info@basicearth.net.
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