DEFA14A 1 d887331ddefa14a.htm DEFA14A DEFA14A

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

Filed by the Registrant  x                             Filed by a Party other than the Registrant  ¨

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¨ Preliminary Proxy Statement
¨ Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))
¨ Definitive Proxy Statement
x Definitive Additional Materials
¨ Soliciting Material Pursuant to §240.14a-12

LinnCo, LLC

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

 

(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

LinnCo, LLC (the “Company”) is filing the attached proxy card as an amendment to the DEF 14A that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2015, as the proxy card was inadvertently omitted from the original filing. The proxy card has been made available to the Company’s shareholders in the form attached hereto.

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        LINNCO, LLC

        JPMORGAN CHASE TOWER

        600 TRAVIS, SUITE 5100

        HOUSTON, TX 77002

   

 

VOTE BY INTERNET - www.proxyvote.com

Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time the day before the cut-off date or meeting date. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the web site and follow the instructions to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting instruction form.

 

ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF FUTURE PROXY MATERIALS

If you would like to reduce the costs incurred by our company in mailing proxy materials, you can consent to receiving all future proxy statements, proxy cards and annual reports electronically via e-mail or the Internet. To sign up for electronic delivery, please follow the instructions above to vote using the Internet and, when prompted, indicate that you agree to receive or access proxy materials electronically in future years.

 

VOTE BY PHONE - 1-800-690-6903

Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time the day before the cut-off date or meeting date. Have your proxy card in hand when you call and then follow the instructions.

 

VOTE BY MAIL

Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope we have provided or return it to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717.

 

VOTE IN PERSON

Many shareholder meetings have attendance requirements including, but not limited to, the possession of an attendance ticket. Please check the meeting materials for any special requirements for meeting attendance. At the meeting, you will need to request a ballot to vote these shares.

 

 

TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS:

   
M85322-P61694-Z64978             KEEP THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS

 

DETACH AND RETURN THIS PORTION ONLY

THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED.

 

LINNCO, LLC

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 1, 2 and 3.

   

For

All

   

Withhold

All

    For All Except         To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark “For All Except” and write the number(s) of the nominee(s) on the line below.                    
                              
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1.    

   Election of each of the six nominees for the Linn Energy, LLC (“LINN”) Board of Directors.                                
   

 

Nominees:

                                
   

 

01)    Mark E. Ellis                 04)    Michael C. Linn

                          
    02)    David D. Dunlap           05)    Joseph P. McCoy                          
    03)    Stephen J. Hadden         06)    Jeffrey C. Swoveland                          
    

 

For

   

 

Against

   

 

Abstain

     

 

2.

  

 

To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent public accountant of LINN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.

      

 

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3.

  

 

To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent public accountant of LinnCo, LLC for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.

      

 

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NOTE: I hereby revoke any proxy or proxies previously given to represent or vote LinnCo common shares that I am entitled to vote, and I ratify and confirm all actions that the proxies, their substitutes, or any of them, may lawfully take in accordance with the terms of the proxy card.

              

 

For address change/comments, mark here (see reverse for instructions).

         

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Please indicate if you plan to attend this meeting.

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Yes

   

 

No

                          

Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator or other fiduciary, please give full title as such. Joint owners should each sign personally. All holders must sign. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full corporate or partnership name by authorized officer.

                       
                       
           
                               
         Signature [PLEASE SIGN WITHIN BOX]    Date         Signature (Joint Owners)    Date     

 

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials and Annual Report for the Annual Meeting:

The Notice and Proxy Statement and Annual Report are available at www.proxyvote.com.

 

 

 

M85323-P61694-Z64978

 

 

 

LINNCO, LLC

  
  PROXY FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS  
  APRIL 21, 2015 11:30 A.M.  
 

 

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE LINNCO, LLC BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  
 

 

The undersigned appoints Mark E. Ellis and Candice J. Wells, and each of them, as proxies with power of substitution in each, to represent the undersigned and to vote all the common shares of LinnCo, LLC (“LinnCo”) that the undersigned may be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting to be held in Houston, Texas on April 21, 2015 in the manner shown on this form as to the matters listed on the reverse side and as more particularly described in the LinnCo Proxy Statement dated March 10, 2015.

  
 

 

IN THEIR DISCRETION, THE PROXIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO VOTE ON SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS MAY COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT OR POSTPONEMENT THEREOF, INCLUDING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, CONSIDERATION OF A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING FOR THE PURPOSE OF SOLICITING ADDITIONAL PROXIES. PLEASE MARK THIS PROXY AS INDICATED ON THE REVERSE SIDE TO VOTE ON ANY ITEM. THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED ON THE REVERSE SIDE, OR IF NO SUCH DIRECTION IS INDICATED ON THE REVERSE SIDE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON EACH PROPOSAL.

  
   
   

 

Address Changes/Comments:

    

    
       
 

    

    
           
  (If you noted any Address Changes/Comments above, please mark corresponding box on the reverse side.)  
 

 

Continued and to be signed on reverse side