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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote *** Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on July 16, 2010. Meeting Information DELL INC. Meeting Type: Annual Meeting For holders as of: May 21, 2010 Date: July 16, 2010 Time: 8:00 a.m., CDT Location: Dell Round Rock Campus Building 2-East Houston/Dallas Conference Rooms 501 Dell Way Round Rock, Texas 78682 Meeting live via the Internet-please visit www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/dell www.dell.com You are receiving this communication because you hold DELL INC. shares in the above named company. ONE DELL WAY ROUND ROCK, TX 78682 This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side). We encourage you to access and review all of the important -Z53224 information contained in the proxy materials before voting. See the reverse side of this notice to obtain M25521 proxy materials and voting instructions.

 


 

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Voting Items Proposal 1 — Election of Directors The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR all nominees Nominees: 01) James W. Breyer 07) Klaus S. Luft 02) Donald J. Carty 08) Alex J. Mandl 03) Michael S. Dell 09) Shantanu Narayen 04) William H. Gray, III 10) Sam Nunn 05) Judy C. Lewent 11) H. Ross Perot, Jr. 06) Thomas W. Luce, III Stockholder Proposal 1 —Proposal 2 — Ratification of Independent Auditor Reimbursement of Proxy Expenses The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the Ratification of Independent Auditor The Board of Directors recommends a vote AGAINST the Stockholder Proposal Relating to Reimbursement of Proxy Expenses Proposal 3 — Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation to Eliminate Stockholder Proposal 2 — Supermajority Vote Provisions Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the Amendment The Board of Directors recommends a vote AGAINST the Stockholder Proposal to the Certificate of Incorporation Relating to Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation In their discretion, the Proxies are authorized to vote on such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof. Z53224 -M25523

 


 

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