UNITED STATES

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 11, 2017.

         
    Meeting Information
TRUEBLUE, INC.  

Meeting Type:

For holders as of:

Annual Meeting

March 10, 2017

    Date: May 11, 2017  Time: 10:00 a.m. (Pacific Daylight Time)
    Location:

TrueBlue, Inc.
1015 A Street
Tacoma, WA 98402

 

 

TRUEBLUE, INC.
C/O COMPUTERSHARE
350 INDIANA STREET
SUITE 750
GOLDEN, CO 80401

 

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Voting Items        
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR      
the following:      

 

1. Election of Directors
   
  Nominees:
   
  1a. Colleen B. Brown
     
  1b. Steven C. Cooper
     
  1c. William C. Goings
     
  1d. Kim Harris Jones
     
  1e. Stephen M. Robb
     
  1f. Jeffrey B. Sakaguchi
     
  1g. Joseph P. Sambataro, Jr.
     
  1h. Bonnie W. Soodik
     
  1i. William W. Steele
   

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

 
2.

To approve, by advisory vote, compensation for our named executive officers.

  
The Board of Directors recommends you vote for “1 Year” on the following proposal:

 

3.

Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation.

  
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal:
  
4.To ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.

 



 

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