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        Meeting Information    
          Meeting Type:         Annual Meeting of Shareholders    
  COMCAST CORPORATION         For holders as of:    March 8, 2011    
          Date:    May 11, 2011       Time:    9:00 a.m. EDT    
       

                (Doors Open at 8:00 a.m.)

   
          Location:   Pennsylvania Convention Center    
       

       One Convention Center Place

   
       

       Philadelphia, PA 19107

   
 

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PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103

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Voting Items        
                 
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Company Proposals — The Board of Directors

recommends a vote “FOR” all the nominees listed

in Proposal 1:

    Comcast Corporation    
         
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1.   Election of Directors          
  01 -   S. Decker Anstrom   07 -   Gerald L. Hassell        
  02 -   Kenneth J. Bacon   08 -   Jeffrey A. Honickman     The Board of Directors recommends that you vote “3 Years” on Proposal 7:  
  03 -   Sheldon M. Bonovitz   09 -   Eduardo G. Mestre      
  04 -   Edward D. Breen   10 -   Brian L. Roberts        
  05 -   Joseph J. Collins   11 -   Ralph J. Roberts     7.   Advisory vote on the frequency of the vote on executive compensation  
  06 -   J. Michael Cook   12 -   Dr. Judith Rodin        
               
The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” Proposals 2 - 6:      B     Shareholder Proposals — The Board of  
      Directors recommends a vote “AGAINST” Proposals 8 and 9, if properly presented at the annual meeting:  
       

 

2.

 

 

Ratification of the appointment of our independent auditors

   

 

8.

 

 

To provide for cumulative voting in the election of directors

 

 

3.

 

 

Approval of the Comcast-NBCUniversal 2011 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

   

 

9.

 

 

To require that the chairman of the board not be a current or former executive officer

 

 

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Approval of the Comcast Corporation 2002 Restricted Stock Plan, as amended and restated

       

 

5.

 

 

Approval of the Comcast Corporation 2003 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated

       

 

6.

 

 

Approval, on an advisory basis, of our executive compensation

       

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