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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 May 29, 2013

Meeting Information

VMWARE, INC.

Meeting Type: Annual Meeting

For holders as of: April 04, 2013

Date: May 29, 2013

Time: 9:00 AM PDT

Location: VMware, Inc.

3401 Hillview Ave.

Palo Alto, California 94304

VMWARE, INC.

You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above named company.

3401 Hillview Ave

Palo Alto, CA 94304

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 information contained in the proxy materials before voting.

See the reverse side of this notice to obtain proxy materials and voting instructions.

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Before You Vote

How to Access the Proxy Materials

Proxy Materials Available to VIEW or RECEIVE:

1. Annual Report 2. Notice & Proxy Statement

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Voting items

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal (s):

2. To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of VMware named executive officers as described in VMware’s Proxy Statement.

3. To ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of VMware’s Board of Directors of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as VMware’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013.

4 To approve the Amended and Restated 2007 Equity and Incentive Plan

5 To approve an amendment to the 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

NOTE: The proposals to be voted on may also include such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

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