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Energy Partners, Ltd.
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholder Meeting
to Be Held on Tuesday, May 1, 2012
The Proxy Statement, Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and other proxy materials are available at: http://www.proxyvoting.com/epl |
This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet.
We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.
TO VOTE YOUR SHARES SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE SIDE | ||
This is not a proxy card. You cannot use this notice to vote your shares. |
Dear Energy Partners, Ltd. Stockholder:
The 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Energy Partners, Ltd. (the Company) will be held at the Companys corporate offices at 201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 3400, New Orleans, Louisiana 70170, on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time.
Proposals to be considered at the Meeting:
(1) | Election of six (6) nominees to the Companys Board of Directors. |
Charles O. Buckner
Scott A. Griffiths
Gary C. Hanna
Marc McCarthy
Steven J. Pully
William F. Wallace
(2) | Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Companys independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2012. |
(3) | Approval, by a non-binding advisory vote, of the Companys executive compensation. |
(4) | Transaction of such other business as may properly come before the Meeting. |
Management recommends a vote FOR Items 1, 2, and 3.
Management makes no recommendation with respect to Item 4.
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on March 19, 2012 as the record date (the Record Date) for the determination | ||
of stockholders entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof. | CONTROL NUMBER | |
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Stockholders of record as of the Record Date are encouraged and cordially invited to attend the Meeting. Directions to attend the Meeting where you may vote in person can be found on our website, www.eplweb.com.
Meeting Location:
Energy Partners, Ltd. Corporate Offices
201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 3400
New Orleans, LA 70170
The following materials are available for you to review online:
| the Companys 2012 Proxy Statement (including all attachments thereto); |
| the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 (which is not deemed to be part of the official proxy soliciting materials); and |
| any amendments to the foregoing materials that are required to be furnished to stockholders. |
To request a paper copy of the Proxy Materials:
(you must reference your 11-digit control number located on the reverse side of this form)
Telephone: |
1-888-313-0164 (outside of the U.S. and Canada call 201-680-6688) | |
Email: |
shrrelations@bnymellon.com (you must reference your 11-digit control number in your email) | |
Internet: |
http://www.proxyvoting.com/epl |
The Proxy Materials for Energy Partners, Ltd. are available to review at:
http://www.proxyvoting.com/epl
Have this notice available when you request a PAPER copy of the Proxy Materials,
when you want to view your proxy materials online
OR WHEN YOU WANT TO VOTE YOUR PROXY ELECTRONICALLY OR BY TELEPHONE.
HOW TO VOTE |
We encourage you to review the proxy materials online before voting. |
You will need to reference the 11-digit control number located on the reverse side |
and you should have this notice in hand when you vote. |
BY INTERNET |
Use the Internet to vote your shares. On the landing page of the above website in the box labeled |
To Vote Your Shares by Internet click on Vote Now to access the electronic proxy card and vote your shares.
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