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SANDISK CORPORATION

Meeting Information

Meeting Type:

Annual

For holders as of:

03/30/09

Date: 05/27/09

Time: 8:00 A.M., PDT

Location:

Corporate Headquarters

601 McCarthy Blvd.

Milpitas, CA 95035

SANDISK CORPORATION

601 MCCARTHY BLVD.

MILPITAS, CA 95035

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Voting Items

The Board of Directors recommends a

vote FOR the election of the Nominees

listed below, FOR proposals 2-5, and

AGAINST proposals 6 and 7.

1. Election of Directors

Nominees:

01) Dr. Eli Harari

02) Irwin Federman

03) Steven J. Gomo

04) Eddy W. Hartenstein

05) Catherine P. Lego

06) Michael E. Marks

07) Dr. James D. Meindl

2. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 3, 2010.

3. To approve amendments to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation that would eliminate cumulative voting to permit the Company to effectively implement a majority voting standard for the election of Directors.

4. To approve amendments to the Company’s 2005 Incentive Plan that would increase the number of authorized shares under the Company’s 2005 Incentive Plan by an additional 5,000,000 shares.

5. To approve amendments to the Company’s 2005 Incentive Plan that would increase the number of awards without cash consideration permitted to be issued from 10% to 25% of the shares authorized under the Company’s 2005 Incentive Plan.

6. To consider and vote on a stockholder proposal relating to majority voting for Directors, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting.

7. To consider and vote on a stockholder proposal relating to the annual production of a detailed sustainability report by the Company, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting.

To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

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