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UNITED STATES

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** IMPORTANT NOTICE **

     

    Stockholder Meeting to be held on 10/30/08    

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You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above company, and the materials you should review before you cast your vote are now available.       

•      2008 Annual Report

   

 

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Meeting Information

            

How To Vote

      
 

Meeting Type:

Meeting Date:

  

Annual

10/30/08

                

 

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Vote In Person

      
 

Meeting Time:

For holders as of:

  

9:30 a.m. CDT

09/03/08

                   

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Meeting Location:

The Carlisle

435 East Butterfield Road

Lombard, Illinois 60148

(630) 960-0210

                    
 

 

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Voting items                     
The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” each of the nominees for director and “FOR” proposals 2 and 3.               

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Proposal 1:

    

 

Election of 13 directors

             Vote On Proposals      

 

1a)    

    

 

Brenda C. Barnes

            

 

Proposal 2:

Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Sara Lee’s independent registered public accountants for fiscal 2009

      

 

1b)    

    

 

Christopher B. Begley

            

 

Proposal 3:

To vote on the reapproval of performance measures under Sara Lee’s long-term performance stock plans

      

 

1c)    

     Crandall C. Bowles                     

 

1d)    

    

 

Virgis W. Colbert

                     

 

1e)    

    

 

James S. Crown

                     

 

1f)    

    

 

Laurette T. Koellner

                     

 

1g)    

    

 

Cornelis J.A. van Lede

                     

 

1h)    

    

 

Dr. John McAdam

                     

 

1i)    

    

 

Sir Ian Prosser

                     

 

1j)    

    

 

Rozanne L. Ridgway

                     

 

1k)    

    

 

Norman R. Sorensen

                     

 

1l)    

    

 

Jeffrey W. Ubben

                     

 

1m)    

    

 

Jonathan P. Ward

                     

 

 

 

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