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Meeting Location
The Annual Meeting for holders as of February 15, 2008 is to be held on April 22, 2008 at 1:00
p.m., Eastern time
at: Jumeirah Essex House, Grand Salon
160 Central Park South
New York, New York 10019
at: Jumeirah Essex House, Grand Salon
160 Central Park South
New York, New York 10019
From Newark International Airport — Take the New Jersey
Turnpike to the Lincoln Tunnel. Exit the tunnel, bearing to
the left. At the first light (40th Street) make a right
turn. Then make a left onto 8th Avenue and a right onto 59th
Street/Central Park South. Jumeirah Essex House is on the
right.
From North — Take Interstate 95 South and cross the George
Washington Bridge. Bear right towards exit 9A, Henry Hudson
Parkway South. Exit at 56th Street and make a left onto 8th
Avenue. Make a right onto 59th Street and proceed to
Jumeirah Essex House, which is located between 6th and 7th
Avenues.
From South — Take the Van Wyck Expressway to Grand Central
Parkway and proceed to the Triboro Bridge. Bear right onto
FDR Drive. Continue south to 63rd Street and make a left
onto 2nd Avenue. Turn right onto 57th Street and make
another right onto 8th Avenue. Turn right onto 59th Street
and proceed to Jumeirah Essex House.
From Long Island/Midtown Tunnel — Exit the Midtown Tunnel
and bear right onto 3rd Avenue and proceed to 57th Street.
Turn left onto 57th Street and then make a right onto 8th
Avenue. Turn right onto 59th Street and proceed to Jumeirah
Essex House, which is located between 6th and 7th Avenues.
| Voting items |
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| 1. | Election of Directors | |||
| Nominees: | ||||
| 01) Chaden | 06) Mulcahy | |||
| 02) Coker | 07) Noll | |||
| 03) Griffin | 08) Peterson | |||
| 04) Johnson | 09) Schindler | |||
| 05) Mathews | ||||
| 2. | To approve the Hanesbrands Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan of 2006 | |||
| 3. | To approve the Hanesbrands Inc. Performance-Based Annual Incentive Plan | |||
| 4. | To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as
Hanesbrands’ independent registered public accounting firm for its 2008 fiscal year |
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| 5. | To vote and otherwise represent the undersigned on any other matter
that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof in the discretion of the proxy holder. |
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| Hanesbrands’ Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” each nominee for director, and “FOR” each of proposal 2, proposal 3 and proposal 4. |
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