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UNITED STATES

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PARAMETRIC TECHNOLOGY

CORPORATION

 

 

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PARAMETRIC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

140 KENDRICK STREET

NEEDHAM, MA 02494

 

 

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Meeting Information

 

Meeting Type:         Annual Meeting

For  holders as of:        January 6, 2012

Date: March 7, 2012  Time:  8:00  a.m.,   local  time

 

Location:  The Corporate Offices

140  Kendrick  Street

Needham,  MA  02494

 

 

 

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  Voting Items      
   

          The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR ALL nominees:

      
   

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Elect three Class I Directors to serve for the next three years:

     

 

Nominees:

  
     

01)    Donald K. Grierson

02)    James E. Heppelmann

03)    Renato Zambonini

  
       
   

 

  The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals:

   

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Advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers.

   

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Approve an amendment to our Articles of Organization to change our corporate name to PTC with an appropriate corporate indicator selected by the Board of Directors.

   

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Confirm the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as PTC’s independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year.

       
       
       
       
       
       
       
 

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