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NOMINATING COMMITTEE APPOINTED

April 30, 2012

To:  Members of Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association

Pursuant to the By-Laws of the Cooperative and in compliance with the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service Revised Bulletin 20-19, notice is hereby given to the members of the Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association that the Cooperative will hold its 74th annual meeting of its members on Thursday evening July 26, 2011, at 7:00 p.m., in the Steeleville American Legion meeting room located on the west side of town and a block south of Broadway on Chester Street. 

Notice is further given that the terms of office of directors Randall Campbell, Chester, Paul Hicks, Carbondale, Paul Pyatt, Pinckneyville, will expire at said annual meeting.

Notice is further given that the board of directors of the Cooperative has appointed the following named persons as a nominating committee:

                                                Robert Arthur, Carbondale

                                                Russell Biggs, Carbondale

                                                Richard Fager, Murphysboro

                                                Virgil Gramenz, Steeleville

                                                Kenneth Hollmann, Gorham

                                                Stuart Langrehr, Evansville

                                                Roger Morganstern, Pinckneyville

                                                Loren Prest, Sparta

                                                Kenneth Young Chester

Notice is further given that the above nominating committee will meet at the Steeleville office of the Cooperative, located at the west edge of Steeleville, Illinois, on Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at 6:30 p.m., for the purpose of nominating candidates for election to the board of directors, and that all members interested may attend said meeting and participate.

The by-laws also provide that the nominating committee, upon making their nominations, shall prepare and post at the office of the Cooperative, at least 30 days before the annual meeting, a list of nominations for directors.

The by-laws further provide that any 15 or more members may make other nominations in writing over their signature not less than 60 days prior to the meeting.  Additional nominations may be made from members at the meeting.

The by-laws provide that each active member shall be entitled to one vote upon each matter submitted to a vote at the meeting of the members and that proxy voting is prohibited.

A member having questions regarding the above proceedings may contact any officer or member of the board of directors for clarification or further information.

Copies of the by-laws of the Cooperative are available and can be obtained at the Cooperative offices located at Steeleville and Murphysboro, on this Web site, or mailed to you upon your request.

                                                                        Respectfully submitted,

                                                                        Kevin Liefer

                                                                        Secretary