Form: DEFA14A

Additional definitive proxy soliciting materials and Rule 14(a)(12) material

October 13, 2006

 

 
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
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NOVELIS INC.
 
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Novelis Inc. 2006 Incentive Plan
Following the distribution of our Information Circular dated September 22, 2006 relating to our annual shareholders’ meeting to be held on October 26, 2006, we received input from one of our shareholders, Fidelity Management & Research Co. (“Fidelity”), about Proposal No. 3, the approval of the Novelis Inc. 2006 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). Fidelity indicated that the Plan must include a minimum vesting period of one year for performance based awards and three years for non-performance based awards in order to comply with Fidelity’s proxy voting guidelines, except that up to five percent of the total shares reserved for issuance under the Plan may be granted without regard to these limitations. Based on Fidelity’s input, and assuming the Plan is approved at the annual shareholders’ meeting, management has agreed to recommend that the Board of Directors adopt an amendment to the Plan to incorporate these minimum vesting periods at the October 26, 2006 Board of Directors meeting, immediately following our annual shareholders’ meeting.