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    NUVASIVE, INC.
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Meeting Information  
   
  Meeting Type:   Annual Meeting  
  For holders as of:  March 29, 2010  
  Date: May 25, 2010           Time: 8:00 AM PDT  
  Location: NuVasive, Inc.
7475 Lusk Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92121
  
   
     
 
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Voting items
The Board of Directors recommends that you
vote FOR the following:
  1.   Election of Directors
Nominees
01     Alexis V. Lukianov             02     Jack R. Blair
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal (s):
  2   To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010.
  3   To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.
NOTE: The Board recommends that you vote FOR the above proposals. This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed above. WHEN NO CHOICE IS INDICATED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ABOVE PROPOSALS. This proxy may be revoked by the undersigned at any time prior to the time it is voted by any of the means described in the accompanying proxy statement. As of the time of preparation of this Proxy Statement, neither the Board nor management intends to bring before the meeting any business other than the matters referred to in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and this Proxy Statement. If any other business should properly come before the meeting, or any adjournment thereof, the persons named in the proxy will vote on such matters according to their best judgment.
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